THIS terrifying knife was discovered after a vehicle failed to stop for police.
The photograph was shared by West Yorkshire Police's Roads Policing Unit.
In a tweet, the team said: "Vehicle fails to stop for us in Leeds. The occupants left their belongings behind."
Vehicle fails to stop for us in Leeds. The occupants left their belongings behind. Our officers never know what danger they face on a daily basis pic.twitter.com/3QjpzgJxXa
— WYP Roads Policing Unit (@WYP_RPU) July 5, 2022
The team went on to say: "Our officers never know what danger they face on a daily basis."
Back in April, West Yorkshire Police said more than 500 weapons have been taken off the streets of the region in 12 months in an ongoing operation to reduce violent crime.
Three months on, that number is likely to be even higher.
The weapons were seized through the Operation Jemlock crackdown, launched in 2019 to combat serious violence and knife crime in West Yorkshire.
It involves officers patrolling high-priority areas in a bid to reduce violent offending.
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