A man has been charged after police found a knife in a car in Stoke-on-Trent.

Police stopped a white Dacia on Monday (1 January) at 6.30pm on Victoria Road, Stoke-on-Trent, and found a knife. 

The driver of the Dacia was also found to be not insured to drive the car. 

Police stopped a white Dacia on Victoria Road this week and found a knife (Google).

Stuart Swanston, 40, from Stoke-on-Trent, has been charged with possessing an offensive weapon in a public place. 

He has been bailed and is due to appear at North Staffordshire Justice Centre on 27 February. 

Swanston has also been summoned to court for driving without insurance.

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