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Category: Law & Order

Police hunt callous thief who stole money from charity shop in Manchester

Officers have released an e-fit image of a man after a burglary at a city centre charity. At around 9pm on Thursday 8 September 2016 a man went into the Brahma Kumaris...

GMP clamp down on domestic abuse – 533 arrested in three weeks of operation

Greater Manchester Police has arrested 533 people wanted for domestic abuse over the last three weeks as part of Operation Scratch. As part of a month of action GMP is...

Police think missing Edinburgh man is in Manchester

Police Scotland has released an image of Stuart Hamilton at Edinburgh’s Haymarket Station. The 37-year-old has not seen his family and friends in the last two...

Police appeal after city centre rape

Police investigating a rape in Manchester City Centre have released more details in an appeal for information. At around 2.50am on Wednesday 21 September 2016 police...

Power operator backs new national service to tackle energy theft

The region’s power network operator, Electricity North West, has collaborated with the UK’s main energy companies to tackle the dangers of energy theft by creating...

Off duty Special Constable gets commendation for helping cyclist on tram tracks in Salford

An off duty Special Constable from GMP has been awarded a Chief Constable’s commendation for helping a stranger who came off his bicycle in Salford. Special Constable...

GMP clamp down on domestic abuse

Greater Manchester Police is reinforcing its fight against domestic abuse with a month long operation aimed at raising awareness of the underreported crime, capturing...

Lower Broughton man sentenced to prison for attempted theft of pedal cycle

Michael Aaron Peter Froggatt, 30, of Lower Broughton appeared at Manchester Magistrates court, for attempted theft of pedal cycle on 6 September 2016. He was committed...

Little Hulton man jailed for burglary

Ryan Ellis Abraham, 18, of Mill Hill, Little Hulton, appeared at Preston Crown Court, on 1 August 2016. He was convicted of burglary and sentenced on 2 September 2016,...

HMIC Crime Data Integrity Inspection Report – GMP statement

Deputy Chief Constable Ian Pilling said: “In the past two years we have made significant improvements in recording crime with an increase in accuracy from 68 per...