A man who violently raped and assaulted a vulnerable woman in her own home has been jailed
AtMinshull Street Crown Court, Brian Brough of no fixed abode has been jailed for 22 years after being found guilty of vaginal rape, oral rape, attempted anal rape, burglary with violence and section 18 assault. The court heard how at around 9pm on 19 March 2021, Brough attended an address in the Little Hulton […]
Officers in Stockport have released an image of a man they believe may have vital information after a woman was sexually assaulted on a bus
A 21-year-old woman reported she had been assaulted after catching the 313 Stagecoach bus from Stockport town centre towards Manchester Airport on Friday 18 February 2022. PC Jim Felton, of GMP’s Stockport district, said: “The woman was sitting at the rear on the lower deck when a man approached her and struck up a conversation […]
Two men are in hospital with serious injuries after crash in Heywood
A BMW failed to stop for police on Rochdale Road East, Heywood, at about 11.45pm on Sunday 20 March 2022. A short pursuit took place and the BMW crashed into a building on Rochdale Road East. Two men – aged 27 and 18 – were treated at the scene by police officers and then by […]
Two men are in hospital with serious injuries after crash in Heywood
A BMW failed to stop for police on Rochdale Road East, Heywood, at about 11.45pm on Sunday 20 March 2022. A short pursuit took place and the BMW crashed into a building on Rochdale Road East. Two men – aged 27 and 18 – were treated at the scene by police officers and then by […]
Two men are in hospital with serious injuries after crash in Heywood – (ID 522604)
A BMW failed to stop for police on Rochdale Road East, Heywood, at about 11.45pm on Sunday 20 March 2022. A short pursuit took place and the BMW crashed into a building on Rochdale Road East. Two men – aged 27 and 18 – were treated at the scene by police officers and then by […]
A woman has been charged with murdering a five-year-old boy who was found dead at a house in Oldham
Dylan Scanlon was pronounced dead by emergency services in Elm Road, Limeside, on 31 December last year, Greater Manchester Police said. Claire Scanlon, 36, of Oldham, has been charged with his murder and will appear at Manchester Magistrates’ Court later. Following his death, Dylan’s father, Gary Keenan, described his son as “happy, funny and cheeky”. […]
Eight men have been charged with a total of 82 offences as part of Operation Lytton
Operation Lytton is an ongoing GMP major investigation into non-recent child sexual exploitation across Greater Manchester. Mohammed Ghani of Bamford Way, Rochdale has been charged with 21 offences including rape, engaging in sexual activity with a child and gross indecency. Ali Razza Hussain Kasmi of Brotherod Hall Road, Rochdale has been charged with six offences […]
Seven arrests have been made and two kilos of cocaine have already been seized as part of a crackdown on drug supply across the region an…
Detectives and officers from GMP’s Serious and Organised Crime Group carried out seven warrants at addresses this morning in Rochdale, Cumbria and North Wales areas as part of a proactive investigation into the supply of class A drugs.Two kilos of cocaine had already been recovered during the operation and today, high-value jewellery, a samurai sword […]
Seven arrests have been made and two kilos of cocaine have already been seized as part of a crackdown on drug supply across the region and Cumbria and North Wales
Detectives and officers from GMP’s Serious and Organised Crime Group carried out seven warrants at addresses this morning in Rochdale, Cumbria and North Wales areas as part of a proactive investigation into the supply of class A drugs.Two kilos of cocaine had already been recovered during the operation and today, high-value jewellery, a samurai sword […]
A Manchester man has been jailed for 12 years after using the encrypted phone network EncroChat to import cocaine worth £1.6m
Ibraheem Abdullah, 38, was arrested by National Crime Agency officers on 17 April 2020 when the 20 kilos of high purity cocaine – hidden in boxes of mobile phone accessories – was seized at a joiners yard in the Middleton area. Abdullah (also known as Dwaine George) attempted to escape when he spotted NCA and […]
Police are appealing for information after four separate knife point robberies in Bury town centre
The first three incidents occurred on the evening of Wednesday 9 March 2022. The fourth incident occurred yesterday afternoon (Thursday 10 March). The first incident occurred at around 8.30pm on Moor Street close to Subway, where the victim was approached by two males who proceeded to brandish a knife before demanding money. The offenders […]
Police are appealing for information after four separate knife point robberies in Bury town centre – (ID 522036)
The first three incidents occurred on the evening of Wednesday 9 March 2022. The fourth incident occurred yesterday afternoon (Thursday 10 March). The first incident occurred at around 8.30pm on Moor Street close to Subway, where the victim was approached by two males who proceeded to brandish a knife before demanding money. The offenders […]
Police are appealing for information after four separate knife point robberies in Bury town centre
The first three incidents occurred on the evening of Wednesday 9 March 2022. The fourth incident occurred yesterday afternoon (Thursday 10 March). The first incident occurred at around 8.30pm on Moor Street close to Subway, where the victim was approached by two males who proceeded to brandish a knife before demanding money. The offenders […]
Seven gang members who brutally stabbed a 16-year-old to death in Moston have been jailed for a total of 146 years – (ID 521939)
The court heard how at around 6.55pm on Thursday 5 November 2020 a group of 13 males were walking along Moston Lane in the direction of Kenyon Lane, Moston. As they reached the junction, the group begin to run down Kenyon Lane and pull out weapons. It was at this point the group ran at […]
Seven gang members who brutally stabbed a 16-year-old to death in Moston have been jailed for a total of 146 years
The court heard how at around 6.55pm on Thursday 5 November 2020 a group of 13 males were walking along Moston Lane in the direction of Kenyon Lane, Moston. As they reached the junction, the group begin to run down Kenyon Lane and pull out weapons. It was at this point the group ran at […]
Seven gang members who brutally stabbed a 16-year-old to death in Moston have been jailed for a total of 146 years
The court heard how at around 6.55pm on Thursday 5 November 2020 a group of 13 males were walking along Moston Lane in the direction of Kenyon Lane, Moston. As they reached the junction, the group begin to run down Kenyon Lane and pull out weapons. It was at this point the group ran at […]
A man from Manchester was jailed at Manchester Crown Square, years after he assaulted and threatened to kill his victim
Aston Greenwood, of 16 Lancaster Street, Chadderton, pleaded guilty during the course of the investigation to GBH, controlling and coercive behaviour, threats to kill, and two counts of common assault against a child. The court heard how in June 2021, Greenwood was arrested after breaking into the victim’s address in the early hours of the […]
Detectives have released CCTV images of a man they would like to speak to following an attempt robbery in Oldham
Police received a report at around 4pm on Tuesday 1 March 2022 of an attempted armed robbery at Wynsors Shoes, Ashton Road. Enquiries have since established that the offender – a man – had entered the store before demanding money from the till and threatening staff by saying he was in possession of a knife […]