Middleton family wrestle night intruder – who escapes with £5,500 diamond watch
A burglar escaped with a diamond watch worth £5,500 after fighting with the occupants of a house during an early-morning raid in Middleton.
Boy, 16, arrested over ‘sale of ecstasy pill to schoolgirl’ who later fell ill in Wythenshawe
A 16-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of drug offences after allegedly selling an ecstasy tablet to a year eight schoolgirl who later fell in South Manchester.
Thugs threaten to cut off girl of 13’s FINGERS in terrifying Hollinwood home invasion
The girl was home alone when the two burglars broke into the kitchen door with a paving slab, before dragging her upstairs and tying her up with the wire from a phone-charger.
Good samaritan stops bike thief who snatched woman’s mobile phone in Deansgate
A good samaritan prevented a bike-riding thief from escaping with a mobile phone after it was snatched out of a woman’s hand in Manchester city centre.
Family pay tribute to brother killed by drunken Leigh pal’s ‘swing and miss’ punch
Derek Alexander Szostok, 62, died after he tried to break up a row between William Lynch and his brother at a flat on Moresby Close in the early hours of August 26.
Jailed: Leigh drunk who killed ‘father figure’ – with punch meant for own brother
William Lynch, 41, who was hosting the bash, had lunged at sibling Andrew in a ‘childish’ rage while demanding guests leave his home.
‘Mindless’ firebugs torch NINE cars in minutes during Stockport arson spree
Firefighters were called to Turncroft Lane in Hazel Grove at about 5.50am following reports that two men had set a Renault Megane, Volkswagen Polo and Vauxhall Corsa alight.
WATCH: Moment Farnworth man thrown onto bonnet as OWN car ploughs into him
Shocking CCTV footage has been released showing the moment a Farnworth man’s car was stolen and driven into him in a ‘brazen’ daylight robbery.
CCTV: Bolton shopkeeper wrestles ‘abhorrent’ Grinch in Christmas Day raid
Determined not to let the thief get away the shopkeeper is dragged along the floor outside the shop, holding on to his body in a bid to stop him fleeing the scene.
Manchester community leaders unite against cuts to give city ‘service it deserves’
Councillors and community leaders from across Manchester get together to discuss the impact of public sector cuts on the safety and security of local communities.
Tameside ‘terror’ probe: Girl, 16, released without charge – boy remains in custody
On February 16, searches were executed at Hanover Street and Spring Mill Drive in Mossley following an investigation by the North West Counter Terrorism Unit.