What Police Found in 'Wand' Operation Targeting Weapons at Shopping Hubs

What police found in 'wand' operation targeting weapons at shopping hubs

Lake Macquarie police work to detect, prevent knife crime with handheld scanners at Charlestown and Glendale shops, seizing weapons.

Police seize multiple weapons in ‘wanding’ operation

A police crackdown on knife crime has come to the Hunter, two weeks after an elderly man was allegedly stabbed to death at Charlestown. The operation utilises new search powers and has already led to multiple items being seized.