GMP boss Tony Lloyd urges David Cameron ‘stop chipping away’ at our police force
Greater Manchester Police are under severe strain as cuts and crime rates increase but officer numbers continue to fall, shocking statistics reveal.
‘We feel her missing’: Mum and dad of Oldham girl, 14, missing for two weeks plea for her safe return
The mum and dad of a 14-year-old Oldham girl who has been missing for two weeks today are pleading for her safe return.
Police charge 10 men and three teens in third wave of major Oldham drugs raid
A series of major Oldham drug raids have seen 13 people, including three teenagers, charged with supply or conspiring to supply heroin and crack cocaine by Greater Manchester Police.
Sir Peter Fahy announces retirement after seven years as GMP Chief Constable
Sir Peter Fahy has announced he is retiring as Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police.
Wigan community ‘distressed’ as ‘senseless’ vandals deface graves of loved ones
Wigan’s community has been left ‘immensely distressed’ after callous vandals struck a cemetery, defacing several headstones.
Jordon Begley inquest: GMP Taser shooting and restraint ‘contributed’ to ‘tragic’ death
An inquest into the ‘tragic’ death of Jordon Begley after he was Tasered by police has raised ‘serious issues’ about the officers’ conduct – GMP have extended their sympathies to his ‘devastated’ family.
Rochdale robbery horror: Pregnant woman held at gun point by masked gang
A heavily pregnant woman had a gun pressed to her head after masked intruders broke into her home in Rochdale.
VIDEO: Gang launch ‘vicious’ and ‘unprovoked’ attack on three men near Deansgate
Video of a ‘vicious’ and ‘completely unprovoked’ gang attack on three men near Deansgate Locks has been released by GMP in a bid to catch the thugs responsible.
CCTV appeal: Pervert wanted for exposing himself to girl, 15, and six others in Bolton
Greater Manchester Police have released CCTV footage of a man they believe to be the pervert wanted for a string of indecent exposures in Bolton – the latest assault was on a 15-year-old girl.
Rochdale man ‘in sixties’ mowed down by lorry and killed in rush hour collision
A Rochdale man has tragically been knocked down and killed during this morning’s commute. Greater Manchester Police have yet to confirm his identity and are appealing for witnesses.
Manchester LGBT Foundation empowers the 35,000 victims afraid to report hate crimes
Manchester’s LGBT Foundation is part of a new campaign to put an end to around 35,000 victims of LGBT hate crimes suffering in silence every year.