Fighting crime one bite at a time: Manchester’s canine detectives sniff out 423 criminals in one year
On average, 182 arrests were made each day during the 12 months, with a whopping £7.8million taken from criminals under the Proceeds of Crime Act
‘Catch Me If You Can’ robber on the run AGAIN after waging war of words with Manchester police
Darren Wright, 27, was let out of prison early in time for his birthday despite spending three months at large earlier this year.
‘Goldilocks’ burglar gets new bed in jail after falling ASLEEP while raiding Bolton home
Dozy Derek Hardman, 31, decided to take a nap just like the fairytale character as he prowled around the bedroom of pensioners Betty Spencer, 77, and husband John, 71.
Filling the bowl: Manchester’s longest-running dogs’ home thrown lifeline by police after food stocks ran low
GMP, assisted by Royal Canin who supply food for the Dog Training Unit, provided 18 pallets of dry dog food to the home in their time of need.
Disabled Leigh man woken in middle of night by thief posing as police officer… so he could steal his TV
The 52-year-old man was sleeping on Sunday evening when he heard a knock at the door of his Warrington Road home
Salford shooting: Victim in serious condition after masked men open fire in packed pub
The 49-year-old victim was rushed to hospital and is believed to be in a serious but ‘stable’ condition
‘I felt like I was going to die’: Builder claims bar brawl with David Moyes made him fear for his life
Builder Josh Gillibrand, 23, has alleged Moyes grabbed him around the neck and threw him to the floor in a during a bar-room brawl in Clitheroe
Bus w**ker: Teen performs sex act in public as woman waits at Leigh bus stop
A 38-year-old woman reported the culprit after catching the lewd sexual acts on two separate occasions
Ruthless thugs batter two men with baseball bats in Heywood home
Two men armed with baseball bats entered a house on Olive Street, Heywood. Once inside the men launched a vicious attack on the two men who live there
Domenyk Noonan charged with engaging in sexual activity in the presence of a child
Domenyk Lattlay-Fottfoy 49, also known as Domenyk Noonan, of Coke Street, Salford has been charged as part of an investigation by GMP’s Public Protection Division
Britain’s most prolific shoplifter jailed and banned from Bolton… but ‘bump on head’ made him do it
Britain’s most prolific shoplifter Harry Hankinson was sent back to jail and barred from Bolton’s high street today – after clocking up a staggering 521 offences.