Kent Police officer face of Government 20,000 on new officers on the beat
The government’s successful drive to protect the public by recruiting 20,000 additional police officers has entered a new phase with the launch of a new advertising campaign. More than 11,000 people have already joined the police as part of the recruitment drive, helping to cut crime by 14% (excluding fraud and computer misuse), remove 16,000 […]
Kent Police officer face of Government 20,000 on new officers on the beat
The government’s successful drive to protect the public by recruiting 20,000 additional police officers has entered a new phase with the launch of a new advertising campaign. More than 11,000 people have already joined the police as part of the recruitment drive, helping to cut crime by 14% (excluding fraud and computer misuse), remove 16,000 […]
A man has been charged with the murder of a man who was stabbed in Bolton last month
Officers were called at around 20.40 GMT on Saturday 11 December 2021 to a report that a 41-year-old man had been stabbed on Lincoln Road, Bolton. Emergency services attended and the man was taken to hospital with serious injuries. The report at 20.40 was approximately two hours after a report of another stabbing on […]
A Lancashire man has been jailed for more than two years after friends, his ex-partner and colleagues invested almost £90,000 in a fictit…
Matthew Normyle of Lord Street, Morecambe, has today (Tuesday 4 January 2022) been sentenced to two years and 10 months in prison at Manchester Crown Court for fraud by false representation. There will be a Proceeds of Crime hearing sat a later date. Normyle’s offences were carried out while he was living in Salford […]
A Lancashire man has been jailed for more than two years after friends, his ex-partner and colleagues invested almost £90,000 in a fictitious company
[block_2] Matthew Normyle of Lord Street, Morecambe, has today (Tuesday 4 January 2022) been sentenced to two years and 10 months in prison at Manchester Crown Court for fraud by false representation. There will be a Proceeds of Crime hearing sat a later date.
Police are appealing for information following the death of a woman in Bolton and man has been arrested
At 7.05pm on Saturday 25 December 2021, we received a report of an incident on Newbrook Road near the junction with Manchester Road. Officers attended and established that a pedestrian had collapsed whilst crossing the road, before being hit by a car. A man in his 60s was later arrested on suspicion of causing […]
A schoolgirl who was knocked down and killed by a car had a “smile that could light up the world”, her family said
Lily Rose Morris, 10, died in hospital after she was hit by a red Land Rover Discovery on Coleridge Road in Oldham at 5pm on Saturday. A 42-year-old man arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and driving under the influence has been bailed pending further inquiries. Paying tribute, Lily’s family said […]
A young girl has sadly died following a collision in Oldham
At around 5pm on Saturday 18 December police were called to reports of a collision on Coleridge Road, Oldham between a red Landrover Discovery and two children. [block_2] Following the collision with the two children, the car then collided with a lamp post.
A man who was stabbed to death in Bolton has been named as 25-year-old Tyrone Williamson as the investigation continues
Shortly before 6.40pm on Saturday 11 December 2021, police were called to reports of a stabbing on Battenberg Road, Bolton. [block_2] Emergency services attended and 25-year-old Tyrone Williamson was taken to hospital where he sadly later died.
Detectives investigating the murder of a teenager are appealing for the public’s help to trace a wanted man
Giovanni Lawrence is wanted on suspicion of murder. It is in connection with the fatal stabbing of teenager Rhamero West in Trafford on 9 September 2021. He is known to have links to Manchester and may also have links to London and West Yorkshire. The public is advised not to approach Lawrence and to […]
A convicted sexual predator has been jailed for a second time
Cameron Smith, appeared at Minshull Street Crown Court on Thursday 8 December 2021, where he was jailed for four years after pleading guilty to the following offences: Attempting to sexually communicate with a child. Attempting to cause a child to watch a sexual act. Attempting to incite a child into sexual activity. Breach of a […]
A murder investigation has been launched after a pensioner died in Manchester City Centre
Greater Manchester Police said an incident involving a number of people had occurred just after 8pm on Saturday on Dantzic Street near Printworks. A group of people were involved in a disturbance outside and a 60-year-old man had died at the scene. A man was arrested on suspicion of murder at the scene. Superintendent […]
A Manchester man who used the encrypted phone network EncroChat to import cocaine worth £1.6m has today pleaded guilty
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 saw NCA […]
A man has been jailed for over 6 years after he attempted to rape a woman at knifepoint whilst she walked to work in Bolton
Jonathan Kabala of Chadwick Street, Bolton was sentenced at Bolton Crown Court to 6 years and 9 months in jail after being found guilty of Kidnapping with Intent to Commit a Sexual Offence, Threatening Someone with a Bladed Article and also Possession of a Bladed Article. [block_2] The court heard how just before 7am on Friday 2 […]
Colonel Eric leaves the field after his last poppy appeal
Armed forces stalwart Colonel Eric Davidson is stepping down after more than half a century helping to organise the town’s Remembrance Sunday parade. [block_2] And, on the 100th anniversary of the Royal British Legion, he aims to raise a record amount for veterans – no mean feat, as Bury residents have donated around £500,000 over the […]
Two Greater Manchester Police officers who arrested a dangerous man armed with knives and a meat cleaver have been nominated for The Nati…
In March 2021, PC Simon Toft and PC Alicia Snowden attended a call from a pharmacy in Woodley where they said an armed robbery was in progress. A man had entered the premises in possession of a hammer, and was threatening staff with a knife. A further call was received that the man had […]
Two Greater Manchester Police officers who arrested a dangerous man armed with knives and a meat cleaver have been nominated for The National Police Bravery Awards
In March 2021, PC Simon Toft and PC Alicia Snowden attended a call from a pharmacy in Woodley where they said an armed robbery was in progress. A man had entered the premises in possession of a hammer, and was threatening staff with a knife. A further call was received that the man had […]
Trio jailed after forcing man into car in Blackburn
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