Police arrest 12 people in Wigan in operation Flood to tackle drug trafficking
Police working as part of an enhanced operation to tackle drug trafficking in Greater Manchester made a successful arrest last
Three men arrested and £300k recovered in south Manchester
Three men have been arrested in connection with suspected money laundering offences following reports of suspicious activity in south Manchester.
Police raids lead to thirteen arrests for drug and modern slavery offences
Thirteen people were arrested yesterday in police raids across Greater Manchester and North Yorkshire. The nine men and four women,
‘Protecting victims a priority’: GMP arrest 80 in Valentine’s domestic abuse crackdown
In a massive domestic abuse crackdown Greater Manchester Police have made 80 arrests in a two-day sweep of the region ahead of Valentine’s weekend.
Tram scam: Teen ‘distraught’ as gang snatch her change at Market Street Metrolink stop
A teenage girl is distraught after she was robbed of her change in a ticket dispensing scam at the Market Street Metrolink stop in Manchester city centre – police are warning travellers to be vigilant.
Police charge 10 men and three teens in third wave of major Oldham drugs raid
A series of major Oldham drug raids have seen 13 people, including three teenagers, charged with supply or conspiring to supply heroin and crack cocaine by Greater Manchester Police.
Child porn: 915 Manchester arrests reveal ‘a deeply worrying trend’, warns NSPCC
New figures on the number of arrests and convictions for possessing images of child sexual abuse in Greater Manchester have been described by the NSPCC as confirming ‘a deeply worrying trend’.
Heroin, crack and stacks of cash seized as eight arrested in Oldham police raid
A stash of heroin and crack cocaine – worth up to £7,000 – and a significant amount of cash has been uncovered in an early morning raid in Oldham.
GMP charge three teens after ‘fun loving’ Denton man stabbed to death in brawl
The heartbroken family of a ‘cheeky chappie’ murdered in a brawl in Denton are one step closer to justice as three teens, the youngest just 15, have been charged and one arrested.
Parklife festival goers praised for ‘good nature’ despite 55 arrests in two days
A total of 55 arrests were made over the two days at this year’s Parklife Weekender Festival that took place at Heaton Park.
Four arrested as investigation continues into Bury roof fall death
Benjamin Jon Edge, 25, fell from the roof of a metal structure he was helping to dismantle in Ramsbottom last December.