GMP appeal for help catching firebugs behind tirade of arson attacks in Rochdale
Police are hunting for arsonists who were behind three linked attacks that happened on the same day in Rochdale.
Brave Wigan dad’s arm broken in crowbar attack as he protected daughter from ‘returning burglars’
A dad who was struck with a crowbar after he confronted two suspected burglars in Wigan has been left with a broken arm and a cut to the head.
Wigan hotel boss traumatised after biker bandits’ Bank Holiday smash and grab
Police are appealing to find two lump hammer brandishing robbers who raided their way into a Wigan hotel on bank holiday Monday.
Hapless Rochdale thieves break down brick wall in failed bakery burglary
Rochdale police are hunting two burglars who tore down a brick wall to gain entry into a bakery after failing to rob a newsagents.
Two Rochdale men arrested after man’s body found in Cheap Side house
Two men have been arrested in connection with the death of a man three days after he was discharged from hospital in Rochdale.
Manchester police staff jailed for stealing £10k worth of impounded drugs
An ex-police man has been jailed and another has been given a suspended sentence for stealing nearly £10,000 worth of drugs from police stations in Longsight and West Didsbury.
Facebook vigilantes: Alleged Wigan paedophiles attacked, filmed and blackmailed
Wigan police are asking residents not to join paedophile vigilante groups after a man was arrested for assault and blackmail after a Facebook grooming sting.
Selfless Wigan man struck with hammer after attempt to save couple from raiders
Officers in Wigan are appealing to help find three men who a young couple’s home and struck their neighbour on the head with a hammer when he tried to come to their aid.
Brave Rochdale man stabbed in leg while protecting wife from masked raiders
A brave Rochdale man was stabbed in the leg while he tried to protect his home from three masked men.
‘Savage’: Police appeal for witnesses to racist attack that left Bolton man unconscious
A Bolton man was knocked unconscious and left with a broken nose and damaged eyes in a racially motivated attack involving two groups of men.
Witness appeal: Moston woman on mobility scooter mowed down and killed
Witnesses are being asked to come forward to help trace a driver who killed a woman by knocking her off a mobility scooter during a road collision.