CCTV images released after distraction burglars target woman, 81, in Bury
An 81-year-old woman fell victim to distraction burglars last month.
Wigan couple fined £3k for blaming ‘flagrant’ abuse of speeding laws on foreigners
A husband and wife who consistently fed falsified information to the police, after ‘flagrantly flouting the driving laws’, were this morning fined £3000 and given a suspended prison sentence.
Don’t miss a beat! North East noise and stolen gear… MM’s top tracks this week
There will be a new track and older track in some way related to the new track, a track from a recently released album, a track somewhat related to the week just past, and a track by an artist playing in Manchester in the coming week.
GMP’s ‘brave’ agency bonds will break chains of modern slavery and human trafficking
In the fight to end modern slavery and human trafficking Greater Manchester Police must ‘be brave’ in their partnerships with other agencies, according to the Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner.
‘She built homemade bombs’: Longsight teenager pleads guilty to terrorism offences
A 16-year-old girl has pleaded guilty to terrorism offences at Manchester Magistrates Court today, after a teen boy from Blackburn became the youngest convicted terrorist was last month.
Manchester council collect £60k litter fines – more than previous four years combined
The council’s mission to keep Manchester clean has resulted in a staggering increase in people being hit with fines, with more offenders last year than the previous four put together.
‘Enough is enough’: GMP warn Salford gun crooks after ‘sickening’ attack on family
Greater Manchester Police’s deputy chief constable has issued a warning to gun criminals in Salford after two men shot a mother and her son last night in a ‘sickening’ attack.
‘There’s always a way out, I’m living proof’: Ex-con wants story to inspire Manchester’s addicts and homeless
After ten years in and out of prison for drug-related crimes, Haydn Smith was signposted to Mustard Tree, a charity helping the homeless.
In fear for their lives: Axe wielding home invaders leave family in ‘shock’ and ‘distress’
Four men who broke into a home and threatened a family with axes, leaving them in ‘shock’ and ‘distress’ are being hunted by police.
‘It’s not fair’: Manchester’s innocent forced to plead guilty by new court charges
New mandatory criminal court charges are driving innocent offenders to plead guilty and magistrates to resign in protest, says a Manchester magistrate.
Manchester rape victim ‘courageously relived her ordeal’ as sex offender jailed
A brave woman has ‘courageously relived her ordeal’ by giving evidence at Manchester Crown Court, as a rapist is jailed for five years in prison and ordered to sign the Sex Offenders Register for life.