Police in Kent have given hand-held metal detectors, known as ‘knife wands’, to pubs and bars in Dover and Deal to discourage violent crime.

Officers from Dover’s Community Safety Unit, working with a licensing officer from Dover District Council,...

Published: 3:14 am October 27, 2020

Updated: 7:33 am March 8, 2026

Officers from Dover’s Community Safety Unit, working with a licensing officer from Dover District Council, visited 10 venues in the two towns in October 2020.

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Licensees were given the wands, which will help them stop anyone bringing dangerous objects into their premises.

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Police in Kent have given hand-held metal detectors, known as ‘knife wands’, to pubs and bars in Dover and Deal to discourage violent crime.

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