‘Bold as brass’ thief swipes handbag from under nose of wheelchair-bound pensioner
A man who broke into the Salford home of a wheelchair-bound pensioner and stole her handbag in front of her face is being hunted by police.
Distraught Altrincham family may cancel holiday after burglars nab passports
An Altrincham family are ‘distraught’ after burglars broke into their home and stole £33,000 worth of valuables and eight passports, forcing them to cancel their holiday.
Stealing in the suburbs: Chorlton-cum-Hardy named UK burglary hotspot
In Chorlton-cum-Hardy and Barlow Moor, 52 of every 1,000 home insurance quotes contained a claim for burglary.
Anthony Crolla’s title dreams ‘in tatters’ after burglars fracture his skull with slab
Manchester boxer Anthony Crolla is “lucky to be alive” after suffering a fractured skull when he was hit by a concrete slab during a confrontation with two burglars.
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.
Landrover smashed into Brooklands Co-op in burglary attempt… then torched
A Landrover was driven full force into a Coop store in South Manchester in the early hours of this morning in an attempted burglary, before being set on fire by its reckless driver.
Elderly Bolton woman hands burglar £20 after being ‘touched’ by apology letter
Forgiving Loretta Smith, 75, felt so sorry for 24-year-old Kevin Derbyshire after he gave her a sob story from jail, she wrote back accepting his apology and enclosing a £20 postal order
Triple theft wasn’t enough: Hunt for cruel woman who went back to rob Crumpsall victim, 85, after 15-day spree
The search is on for woman who burgled and robbed an 85-year-old man in his Crumpsall home in April.
Scamming trio target string of vulnerable Bolton pensioners with distraction burglaries – two arrested
Two people have been arrested on suspicion of burglary after a series of elderly residents in Bolton fell victim to con by a trio.
‘We’re coming for you’: Seven arrested in dawn raids as police close net on Manchester’s ‘criminal web’
Seven men were arrested on suspicion of assault and aggravated burglary
‘Sickening’ burglary of Manchester carer as she popped round corner to look after elderly mum
The burglary happened at her Heywood home in Millbank Court sometime between 6am and 12.45pm on June 25.