Police given new weapon in knife crime fight
JUSTICE Secretary Kenny MacAskill has announced all Scotland's police forces are to be kitted out with new-technology metal detectors to help tackle knife crime.
The Scottish Government has invested 90,000 in the new equipment which is expected to be used at nightclubs, football matches and large public events.
Lothian and Borders Police will get two of the "ferroguard" pole scanners.
These single pole-like structures will be portable, take less than 60 seconds to set up and can do a 360 degree pickup.
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