Teen drug dealer kneed police officer in groin before found with knife

A teenage drug dealer attacked a police officer before being found with a knife hidden in his pants.

The 16-year-old boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was a passenger in a car which was stopped by local police officers as part of a routine traffic stop on Eastern Avenue, Dogsthorpe, on April 5.

While speaking with the occupants, officers were able to see a large sum of cash in the center console of the car and a check on the Police National Computer (PNC) showed that the vehicle was potentially linked to the supply into drugs in the area, which got them both stopped for a search.

The officers believed that the two men were both hiding items in their pants and so informed them that they would both be taken to the police station to be strip searched.

While waiting for a police van to transport the boy into custody, he kneed the officer in the groin, leading to him being arrested for assaulting an emergency worker.

A search of the boy in custody uncovered a packet containing a large quantity of Class A drugs hidden in his pants, as well as a four-inch locking knife attached to the inside of his waistband.

A subsequent search of his home was carried out, where officers found an adapted weapon consisting of a wooden banister post with a razor blade attached to the top.

A download from his mobile phone showed the boy was involved in running a drugs line in Peterborough.

The driver, an 18-year-old man, was also arrested for drug offenses but released under investigation pending further investigations.

The boy was charged with possession with intent to supply heroin and crack cocaine, possession of a knife in a public place, possession of an offensive weapon and assault by beating an emergency worker, which which he admitted to in Huntingdon Youth Court last month. (April).

He appeared at Cambridge Magistrates' Court on Wednesday (May 29), where he was sentenced to an 18-month youth referral order – the first community sentence imposed on most first-time young offenders, requiring them to appear before a young offenders panel made up of two members of the local community and an advisor from a young offenders team, where they will agree a contract with certain commitments.

The conditions of his order consist of:

• 10-day thought and behavior requirement

• 15 days of positive and constructive activities

• 18 month monitoring requirement

Six month ban requirement (no contact with a named person and not being in the community with more than one mobile phone or £50 cash)

Four-month electronically monitored curfew between 9:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m., including exclusion zone

He must also pay £100 compensation to the police officer he assaulted.

Detective Constable Dylan Lenton, who investigated, said: “The assault on the officer came out of nowhere with the boy completely calm and waiting to be taken into custody for a further search.

“To be involved in this type of crime at such a young age and then assault a police officer without showing any remorse or respect for his actions is worrying. He will now be closely monitored and given the opportunity to change his life, which I sincerely hope.

Anyone with concerns or information about someone carrying a weapon can report it via the force's dedicated weapons information webpage.

Information or concerns about drugs can be reported via the force's dedicated drugs information webpage.