‘Vulnerable’ Wigan pensioner held at ‘gunpoint’ during home robbery
A ‘vulnerable’ Wigan pensioner has been left ‘extremely shaken’ after she was ‘robbed at gunpoint’ in her own home on Monday – Greater Manchester Police appeal for witnesses.
Man flung from OWN van as carjacker races it across Bury in high-speed chase
This morning’s high-speed car theft saw the carjacker get more than he bargained for when the stolen van also contained the owner.
Police car flips in high-speed chase of carjacker from Ramsbottom to Heywood
A police car has ended up on its side after pursuing a carjacker through Heywood town centre this morning.
IN PICS: Just four arrests as anti-fascists unite to oppose EDL rally in Manchester
An anti-facist group have branded English Defence League supporters ‘Nazis’ as they attempted to counteract a rally in Manchester at the weekend.
Romanian poker player cheated Manchester casinos by making dents in cards
An unemployed poker player from Romania who cheated two Greater Manchester casinos out of large sums of money has been caught after trying to flee the country.
Hunt for ‘beggar’ who raped and strangled woman in Manchester city centre park
The hunt is on to find a man who raped a 40-year-old woman in a violent attack in Angles Meadows Park near Victoria station, central Manchester.
‘Dangerous’ Bolton pitbull shot dead by police after vicious attack on owner
A pitbull dog was shot dead by armed police officers in Bolton after it injured its owner in a frenzied out of control attack on Tuesday evening.
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.