The man discarded the knife over a garden fence.
A man who fled from police was carrying a knife in his waistband. Cambridgeshire Police were on patrol in St Neots last Wednesday (February 18).
Officers spotted Fynley Jefferies, 22, walking along the B1041. When officers approached him to talk, Jefferies ran away.
As he fled, officers saw him pull a knife from his waistband and throw it over a nearby garden fence. Jefferies, of Parker Close, Eynesbury, was arrested and a large purple kitchen knife was recovered.
During a police interview, Jefferies claimed he carried the knife for “protection”. The 22-year-old appeared at Huntingdon Magistrates Court on February 19 and pleaded guilty to possession of a knife in a public place and possession of cannabis.
He was sentenced to three months in prison, suspended for two years. PC Tom Russell, from the Huntingdon Neighbourhood Team, said: “Thanks to swift action from our officers, another knife has been taken off the streets before it could be used to harm someone.
“Carrying a knife is incredibly dangerous and completely unacceptable. We will continue to act quickly to tackle anyone choosing to carry weapons in our communities.”
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