Demand to Boost Police Stop and Search Powers to Halt Youth Knife Crime 'Epidemic'

Tories call for more stop-and-search powers amid ‘epidemic’ of youth violence

The Scottish Conservatives have called for police stop-and-search powers to be extended amid a “growing epidemic” of youth violence.

Demand to boost police stop and search powers to halt youth knife crime 'epidemic'

Justice Secretary Angela Constance has branded the call for tougher measures to tackle knife crime being revived as “misplaced”.

Tories call for more stop-and-search powers amid 'epidemic' of youth violence

The Tories said there have been 13 alleged knife attacks on teenagers in recent months, two of which were fatal.

Calls for Scots cops to have tougher powers to stop & search youths with blades

SNP ministers were urged to give cops tougher powers to stop and search youths for deadly blades. The demand was made a week after a 16-year-old boy died after an alleged knife attack on a beach. AlamySNP ministers were urged to give cops tougher powers to stop and search youths for blades (STOCK IMAGE)[/caption] And cops reported a 600 per cent rise in serious assaults committed by teenagers over the past five years. Scots Tories leader Russell…