Police are appealing for information after an elderly woman was conned out of thousands of pounds by a person claiming to be a police off…
At around 12.30pm on Tuesday 23 March 2021 officers attended a property on Bentham Road, Standish following a report of fraud. Enquiries established that on the previous day (22 March) the victim – a woman in her 80s – had received a phone call from a man purporting to be a police officer telling […]
Police are appealing for information following a series of sexual assaults centred on canal and river towpaths in Trafford
Seven separate assaults occurring between March 2 and today Sunday March 7 2021 are being linked and are believed to have been carried out by the same offender. In each, the offender has approached victims from behind on a mountain bike, before touching them inappropriately while riding past. The incidents reported are:- 18.00 on […]
Salford men jailed after loaded firearm hidden during police pursuit
Two men from Salford, with links to an organised crime group, have been jailed after being found by police to have discarded a loaded firearm in Eccles during a police chase in May 2019. [block_2] Both James Saunders from Weaste and Adam Buckley from Eccles were sentenced yesterday (Thursday 28 January) at Manchester Crown Court […]
A man has been jailed for murdering a man in Manchester
At around 5.10pm on Tuesday 22 September 2020, police were called by the ambulance service responding to reports of a stabbing on Royal Oak Road, Wythenshawe. Officers attended and 45-year-old Lee Knott was taken to hospital, where he was sadly pronounced dead a short time later. [block_2] An investigation was launched and, following extensive enquiries, […]
A man has been jailed for life after being convicted of the murder of his ‘friend’ William Phelan in Harpurhey
Matthew Jones of no fixed abode, was sentenced today (Monday 1 February 2021) at Manchester Crown Court (Crown Square) to life with a minimum of 20 years in jail after being unanimously convicted by a jury of William’s murder. The court heard how on the morning of Monday 19 March 2018, police forced entry into […]
Detectives from GMP’s Serious and Organised Crime Group have searched six properties across South Manchester.
Between Thursday 28 January and today, Saturday 30 January 2021, detectives from GMP’s Serious and Organised Crime Group have searched six properties across South Manchester. These searches follow a warrant that was executed at a property on Milton Close in Stretford on Thursday where a suspected firearm and two suspected hand grenades were found. Enquiries […]
Police have launched a murder inquiry after the death of a baby in Heywood
Officers were called to a report from the hospital of concern for a baby just before 6.30pm on Friday 8 January 2021. A two-week-old baby girl was taken to hospital where she sadly passed away on Monday 11 January. A 24-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder and has since been released on […]
A teenager has been charged after a man was hit by his own car following a robbery in Stockport
A 14-year-old boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, has been charged with murder and numerous driving offences. [block_2] He has been remanded in custody and is due to appear at Manchester Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday 13 January 2021.
A 14-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of robbery. He remains in custody at this time As a murder investigation is launched
A murder inquiry has been launched after a man died in hospital following a robbery in Stockport on Friday night. [block_2] Just after 9pm on Friday (8 January 2021), officers were called to a report of a road traffic collision on the junction of Lyme Grove and Hazel Avenue in Romiley.
A man has been sentenced following the death of Jason Comerford 26 years ago
On 25 February 1994, Jason Comerford – aged 21 – had been enjoying a night out in the city centre when he was fatally stabbed in the neck whilst on George Leigh Street near to Great Ancoats Street in Manchester. A lengthy investigation was launched, but despite extensive enquiries at the time, the offender […]
A man from Bury has been jailed for five years after a firearm was discharged multiple times at a house in Bolton
Anthony Kirwan of Oak Lane, Whitefield was sentenced today (Tuesday 22 December 2020) at Bolton Crown Court to five years imprisonment and an additional three years on license after pleading guilty to possession of a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence. At around 10.20pm on Thursday 6 September 2018, the victim awoke […]
A man has been arrested following an explosion in Wythenshawe
Officers were called around 12.20am on Wednesday morning to a property on Pewsey Road, Wythenshawe following a report of the sound of an explosion. Emergency services attended and enquiries established a gas canister inside the property had caused an explosion, resulting in significant damage to the walls and windows within the property. A woman […]
A man from Manchester has been jailed for slashing three mens’ faces on nights out
Milo Lindsay of Longport Avenue, Withington was sentenced at Manchester Crown Court to 14 years imprisonment for two counts of section 18 assault, section 20 assault and two counts of possessing a bladed article. He will also spend an extended period of four years on licence. Lindsay was arrested and taken into police custody […]
A fugitive from Tameside who taunted police after absconding from hospital while under arrest for high-value car thefts has been jailed
Cody Lowndes , of Lakeside Avenue, Ashton-under-Lyne, was sentenced to six years and two months in jail at The Lowry Nightingale Court, Salford, yesterday (Monday 14 December). The court was told how Lowndes had been arrested in July earlier this year after a series of high-value car thefts in the Ashton-under-Lyne, Denton, Stalybridge, and […]
Officers have released CCTV images of people they would like to speak to following an assault at a tram stop.
At around 11pm on Saturday 25 July 2020, officers were called to a report of an assault on four people on the Metrolink at St Werburghs. Four people were injured, including two who were hit over the head with a bottle. Inspector Amy Tierney, from GMP’s Transport Unit, said: “This was an unprovoked attack on […]
Two men and a woman have been arrested after a package was thrown into the grounds of Forest Bank prison, Salford
Shortly after 1pm on Sunday 6 December 2020, officers were made aware of parcels being thrown into the exercise yard of the prison grounds. A response officer in the area at the time continued to survey the vicinity for around an hour before following a suspicious blue Ford Fiesta that was being occupied by […]
A woman has been sentenced after 7-year-old Emily Jones was killed in Bolton
Eltiona Skana has today (Tuesday 8 December 2020), been sentenced to life with a minimum of eight years at Minshull Street Crown Court, after pleading guilty to manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility. Skana has been sentenced under the Mental Health Act 2003 and has been deemed a dangerous offender so will need […]
Two men have been sentenced for their involvement in an attempted murder, which saw a man shot in the legs
At Manchester Crown Square Court, Jerome Williams of Beresford Crescent, Stockport was sentenced to 21 years in prison after being found guilty of Section 18 assault, possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life and conspiracy to pervert the cause of justice. Adrian Jefferies (10/05/89) of Beresford Crescent, Stockport was also sentenced […]