That’ll cover the fare! Jail for drug dealer caught with £6m heroin in taxi to Manchester
A drug dealer, who was caught smuggling £6.5million of heroin in the back of a taxi on a journey to Manchester, has been jailed for 11 years.
Policewoman ‘gossip’ who leaked intel on Dale Cregan manhunt weeps as jailed
A policewoman who leaked confidential details about the manhunt for Dale Cregan so she could give her sister some ‘gossip’ about the double cop killer wept as she was jailed for almost three years today.
Bloody footage of Oldham bare knuckle ‘straightener’ leads to three arrests
The suspects were held after film taken on a mobile phone of what appeared to be an organised brawl outside Pure Gym, near Alexandra Park, was viewed by thousands of people on YouTube.
Legal Eagle: What happens if you refuse a breathalyser test?
Have you ever wondered what can happen if you refuse a breathalyser test? And can you refuse to co-operate with the roadside procedure when required to do so?
Three knife-wielding thieves lie in wait outside takeaway to pounce on Oldham owner
Police are searching for three men involved in a sinister attack on the chef and owner of an Oldham takeaway late on Tuesday night.
The cheek! Thieves swipe drugs off COPS as £20K-worth of police property nabbed
FOI results highlighting attempted thefts from GMP in 2013 and 2014
GMP’s Operation Bauble brings 12-day ‘blitz’ as part of Christmas crackdown
The 12 days of Christmas may be festive fun for most but the region’s criminals will be facing a Christmas crackdown as part of Greater Manchester Police’s Operation Bauble.
Freeze! Manchester motorists urged to leave thieves out in cold when de-icing vehicles
Motorists are being urged to sit in their cars when de-icing them this winter, following a spate of vehicle thefts that occurred last year.
Hunt for female accomplice of tear gas-spraying Little Lever cider thief
Following a small-value robbery at a Bolton convenience store in which tear gas was sprayed at the shop owner, police have released a CCTV image of a woman they want to speak with.
Police sting on Manchester scrap metal business branded ‘set-up’ as owner cleared
Detectives posed as builders to tackle a black market in scrap metal, but target Gary Dolan, 44, was acquitted by the jury after just an hour.
Piccadilly Gardens stabbing: Man whose windpipe was cut ‘lucky to be alive’, say police
A man who was ‘stabbed with such ferocity his windpipe was cut’ in Manchester City centre is lucky to be alive, say police.