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Updated: Thieves attack cash van guard with sword and machete before burning out getaway car in Lower Broughton

Today in Lower Broughton four men attacked a cash-in-transit security guard with a sword and a machete before fleeing in a black Peugeot found burned out nearby. Just...

Two jailed for ‘terrifying’ broad daylight kidnap-robbery in Eccles

Two Salford men have been jailed after kidnapping a man and robbing him while he made his way to work. 19-year-old Paul Murray was sentenced to three years, eight months...

Police appeal following Heaton Park robbery

At around 10.10am on Thursday 14 April 2016 a 64-year-old man was walking his dog around the wooded area of Heaton Park, having entered from Sheepfoot Lane close to the...

Sainsbury’s in Eccles hit by axe-wielding thieves

Armed raiders hit a Sainsbury’s Local store on Gilda Brook Road in Eccles. Two men in black balaclavas walked in through the front door of the former White Horse...

Swinton bookmakers hit by armed robbers

Armed robbers burst into a bookmakers on Bolton Road in Swinton this afternoon threatening staff with a sledgehammer. Firearms police were called to the scene after...

Appeal for witnesses after robbery at a Salford dental practice

Police are appealing for witnesses after two men attempted to rob a dental practice in Salford. At around 3:20pm on Tuesday 22 December 2015, two men entered a dental...

Man with knife terrorizes Eccles arcade workers in robbery

A masked man held up an amusement arcade in Eccles armed with a knife. At around 4.45pm on Friday 11 December the man walked into Reel Time Amusements on Church Street...

Pictured: Knife-wielding thief threatens two in McColls Swinton robbery

Two young shop assistants were left terrified when a man with a knife threatened them in a robbery. Despite having his face covered the thief was wearing a distinctive...

Watch: London and Manchester armed robbers jailed

Three members of an organised criminal gang who stole more than £300,000 of watches during nearly identical jewellery heists in Manchester and London have been jailed....

Robbers steal entire ATM from Trafford hospital

Police are appealing for information after a cash machine was stolen from a hospital in Trafford. At around 10.30pm on Wednesday 25 November 2015, two cars parked up...