A man captured on mobile phone footage firing a makeshift firearm in broad daylight in the middle of a field in Radcliffe has been jailed for six years after being brought to justice by our detectives
Liam Whitbread (24) was described by a judge as ‘dangerous’ as he was sentenced on Friday 1 April to also serve an additional three years on license after being found guilty by a jury of possession of a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence.
A man captured on mobile phone footage firing a makeshift firearm in broad daylight in the middle of a field in Radcliffe has been jailed…
Liam Whitbread (24) was described by a judge as ‘dangerous’ as he was sentenced on Friday 1 April to also serve an additional three years on license after being found guilty by a jury of possession of a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence. Manchester Crown Court heard how on the sunny […]
Three men who supplied approximately 13 kilos of cocaine and discussed criminal cash assets of over £1.1 million have been jailed for over 35 years in the latest under Operation Venetic – the UK’s biggest ever law enforcement operation
Jake Meade of Taunton Road, Chadderton, Dale Reid of Saxwood Avenue, Blackley, and Liam McGrath of no fixed abode, were all jailed yesterday after pleading guilty to conspiring to supply class A drugs. An investigation by detectives found that Meade played the leading role in the organised crime group that used encrypted phones to […]
Three men who supplied approximately 13 kilos of cocaine and discussed criminal cash assets of over £1.1 million have been jailed for over 35 years in the latest under Operation Venetic – the UK’s biggest ever law enforcement operation
Jake Meade of Taunton Road, Chadderton, Dale Reid of Saxwood Avenue, Blackley, and Liam McGrath of no fixed abode, were all jailed yesterday after pleading guilty to conspiring to supply class A drugs. An investigation by detectives found that Meade played the leading role in the organised crime group that used encrypted phones to […]
Three men who supplied approximately 13 kilos of cocaine and discussed criminal cash assets of over £1.1 million have been jailed for ove…
Jake Meade of Taunton Road, Chadderton, Dale Reid of Saxwood Avenue, Blackley, and Liam McGrath of no fixed abode, were all jailed yesterday after pleading guilty to conspiring to supply class A drugs. An investigation by detectives found that Meade played the leading role in the organised crime group that used encrypted phones to […]
Two men from Manchester and Liverpool have been jailed for over 15 years today following a covert investigation into their criminal activity as leaders of an organised crime group in Manchester
The investigation centred on the use of the encrypted communications service Encrochat, which Remez Caffrey and John Chean were both using to import and supply class A and B drugs. Following the takedown of Encrochat in June 2020 as part of the UK-wide Operation Venetic, GMP was made aware of a user handle on the […]
Two men from Manchester and Liverpool have been jailed for over 15 years today following a covert investigation into their criminal activ…
The investigation centred on the use of the encrypted communications service Encrochat, which Remez Caffrey and John Chean were both using to import and supply class A and B drugs. Following the takedown of Encrochat in June 2020 as part of the UK-wide Operation Venetic, GMP was made aware of a user handle on the […]
Seven men have been jailed after a National Crime Agency investigation uncovered plots to sell a terrifying haul of automatic and semi-au…
The men all pleaded guilty to charges which arose from Operation Venetic – the UK law enforcement response to the takedown of encrypted communications platform EncroChat. On 3 April 2020 Brandon Moore, 24, and Jordan Waring, 24, survived a shooting in Kersal, Salford. The men immediately began plotting with accomplice Umair Zaheer, 34, to hatch […]
Seven men have been jailed after a National Crime Agency investigation uncovered plots to sell a terrifying haul of automatic and semi-automatic firearms and to target a man in a revenge shooting
The men all pleaded guilty to charges which arose from Operation Venetic – the UK law enforcement response to the takedown of encrypted communications platform EncroChat. On 3 April 2020 Brandon Moore, 24, and Jordan Waring, 24, survived a shooting in Kersal, Salford. The men immediately began plotting with accomplice Umair Zaheer, 34, to hatch […]
Seven men have been jailed after a National Crime Agency investigation uncovered plots to sell a terrifying haul of automatic and semi-automatic firearms and to target a man in a revenge shooting
The men all pleaded guilty to charges which arose from Operation Venetic – the UK law enforcement response to the takedown of encrypted communications platform EncroChat. On 3 April 2020 Brandon Moore, 24, and Jordan Waring, 24, survived a shooting in Kersal, Salford. The men immediately began plotting with accomplice Umair Zaheer, 34, to hatch […]
A woman has been sentenced to life in prison for the ‘brutal’ murder of her mother in Manchester last year
Cassandra Scott of Holker Close, Longsight, will serve a minimum of 17 years after the sentence at Manchester Crown Court for stabbing her mother Beverley Scott to death and then trying to cover up her crime. Beverley’s body was found wrapped in blankets and plastic sheeting, and hidden in a cupboard under the stairs at […]
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
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.
A police officer who took selfies at a murder scene where a teenager was stabbed has been sacked
PC Ryan Connolly, who worked for Merseyside Police, also shared racist and homophobic pictures and took photos of mentally ill people being sectioned. Merseyside Police said the 37-year-old was sacked for gross misconduct after an anti-corruption investigation. Officers had found “severely offensive” photos taken between 2015 and 2018, the force said. Connolly, who was also […]
A man from Levenshulme who positioned himself as a ‘religious authority and encouraged support for terrorist organisations has been jaile…
Officers from Counter Terrorism Policing North West (CTPNW) believe the material possessed by Wissam Tariq Mahmoud Ziad, which supported extremist group Daesh, was ‘capable of encouraging terrorism’. Ziad (30/09/2001), of Central Avenue, admitted eight charges under the Terrorism Act 2000 and the Terrorism Act 2006 and was sentenced today (Thursday 9 December 2021) at Manchester […]
A man from Levenshulme who positioned himself as a ‘religious authority and encouraged support for terrorist organisations has been jailed for 41 months
Officers from Counter Terrorism Policing North West (CTPNW) believe the material possessed by Wissam Tariq Mahmoud Ziad, which supported extremist group Daesh, was ‘capable of encouraging terrorism’. Ziad (30/09/2001), of Central Avenue, admitted eight charges under the Terrorism Act 2000 and the Terrorism Act 2006 and was sentenced today (Thursday 9 December 2021) at Manchester […]
A depraved member of police staff who worked in Greater Manchester Police’s Digital Imaging Unit has been sentenced after being found gui…
37-year-old Jean Renoir Janga of Sussex Close, Bamber Bridge, appeared at Manchester Crown Court today (Friday 20 August 2021) following his conviction of six counts of voyeurism at an earlier hearing. Janga was sentenced to an 18-month community order, was made the subject of a Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO) for five years, was […]
A depraved member of police staff who worked in Greater Manchester Police’s Digital Imaging Unit has been sentenced after being found guilty of voyeurism in the workplace
37-year-old Jean Renoir Janga of Sussex Close, Bamber Bridge, appeared at Manchester Crown Court today (Friday 20 August 2021) following his conviction of six counts of voyeurism at an earlier hearing.
