Three knife-wielding thieves lie in wait outside takeaway to pounce on Oldham owner
Police are searching for three men involved in a sinister attack on the chef and owner of an Oldham takeaway late on Tuesday night.
Travelling Band plead for return of stolen tour van with £25K of ‘irreplaceable’ gear
A tour van containing £25,000 worth of ‘irreplaceable’ equipment was stolen from a Manchester band this morning.
Think you’re being clever hiding valuables in the VCR? Thieves ‘know where to look’
As thefts over Christmas are expected to increase by 10%, reformed burglars confess the top 10 places they search for your valuables.
‘Dishonest’ nurse struck off for scalding dementia patient and leaving her with ‘horrific’ blisters for EIGHT hours
Nancy Amewu Aku Hayibor spilt water on an elderly resident while attempting to release a feeding tube during a night shift in August 2013, at Shaw Side Residential Home in Oldham.
Doctor ‘looking for forest scenery ends up filming woman’s legs with spy cam’
A senior doctor who embarked on an expedition to take pictures of ‘forest scenery’ ended up secretly filming a young woman’s legs with a video camera which he had hidden in his satchel, a Manchester medical tribunal heard today
Wedding ring ripped from man’s finger in robbery on way home from Rochdale pub
A Rochdale man had his wedding ring ripped from his finger after a night out during a vicious robbery that took place during the early hours of Sunday morning.
Doctor ‘used James Bond-like spy camera to film legs of woman in short skirt’
Dr Steven Forde, 45, a consultant anaesthetist, was spotted by a security guard in York allegedly ‘acting suspiciously’ so he enlisted the help of two police community support officers.
The cheek! Thieves swipe drugs off COPS as £20K-worth of police property nabbed
FOI results highlighting attempted thefts from GMP in 2013 and 2014
Old on! Brave pensioner stops knife-wielding robber from fleeing Swinton shop
Police are hoping to trace a heroic elderly man after he helped stop a knife-wielding robber who carried out a horrifying attack on a convenience store in Swinton.
GMP’s Operation Bauble brings 12-day ‘blitz’ as part of Christmas crackdown
The 12 days of Christmas may be festive fun for most but the region’s criminals will be facing a Christmas crackdown as part of Greater Manchester Police’s Operation Bauble.
Pitiless thief swipes contents of blind Pendlebury pensioner’s wallet as he offers up £5 for bogus charity
A callous thief exploited a blind Pendlebury pensioner by snatching more than £100 from his wallet when the vulnerable man offered up £5 because he thought he was collecting for charity this week.