All news on the topic: Greater Manchester Police

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Mystery of woman found dead on M56 as cops release pics of jewellery she had on
Detectives from Greater Manchester Police have no idea who a woman found dead on the M56 near Manchester Airport last month is after appeals failed to provide any information
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Fuming drivers trapped in shopping centre car park for hours
Shoppers were left queueing for two hours at Trafford Retail Park in Greater Manchester before abandoning their vehicles to go to McDonald's, it has been claimed
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'My nan should be safe in care home - but a man broke in and tried to rape her'
Jake Astley broke into a care home in Oldham, Greater Manchester, chased terrified staff with a butter knife and then went into the victim's bedroom, a court was told
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Inside town where shoplifting ruins lives and people run riot after law change
Stealing goods worth less than £200 has effectively been decriminalised and shop owners across the UK have expressed concern it'll have a detrimental effect on trade
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Hunt for two men who 'set their pitbull on a woman' as she rode horse in field
The horse rider was left with "non-life threatening or life-changing injuries" after being approached by the two suspects, who allegedly let the dog off its lead in a field in Altrincham
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Tot snatched from mum's arms weeks after identical attack as cops hunt suspect
Greater Manchester Police say the man swooped when the mother was walking with her child on a residential street near the Oldham area - and they're now tracing the yob
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Moment Wild West brawl erupts in pub garden as bosses say 'we got things wrong'
A mass brawl broke out in the beer garden at the Pointing Dog in Cheadle Hulme, Stockport, on Saturday with footage showing men punching and kicking each other - with organisers Dusk admitting it "got some things wrong"
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'How I survived as innocent man in prison for rape I didn't commit for 17 years'
Andy Malkinson was falsely imprisoned for 17 years and fell into an 'unspeakable' depression. If he had followed a prison officer's advice and confessed to the crime, he could have been out after 7 - but he refused to give in.
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Detective guilty of raping child, 12, in eight years of 'sickening' abuse
Detective Stephen Hardy, 46, of Greater Manchester Police, subjected the victim to eight years of "sickening sexual abuse" and is due to be sentenced on September 11
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Man wrongly jailed for 17 years faces paying prison services thousands of pounds
Andrew Malkinson, 57, who was wrongly jailed for 17 years for a rape he didn't commit has now told he may have to pay the prison service for "board and lodgings" out of any compensation he could receive
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Two police officers injured in knife attack at road crash scene as man arrested
Two police officers have been injured in a knife attack in south Manchester while attending a road crash where they arrested a 26-year-old man and an 18-year-old moped rider
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Innocent man who served 17 years for rape he didn't commit is finally cleared
Andrew Malkinson, 57, was convicted of attacking a woman in Salford, Greater Manchester, in 2003 but has always maintained his innocence before being released in 2020
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One man dead and people evacuated from homes amid 'carbon monoxide' fears
Police and fire crews swarmed a street in Trafford, Manchester, after the death of a man due to possible carbon monoxide poisoning. Residents were told to keep doors shut, before being evacuated from their homes.
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Hundreds of school kids storm city and egg police in 'disgraceful' holiday stunt
Hundreds of school children have been running riot in Manchester city centre, throwing drinks and eggs at police trying to disperse them as they break up for the holidays
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Mum found dead on footpath feared to have been 'taken' as 2 arrested
Kerry Newman, a "loving daughter and mother of two boys", was found dead by police along a footpath in Rochdale after officers received reports of concerns for her safety
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'Frail' man in his 80s dies after attack at home as police launch murder probe
A 'frail' man in his 80s was attacked with a 'weapon' before dying in hospital in Timperley, Trafford. A man in his 50s was arrested and taken into custody for questioning in connection with the incident.
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Heartache as body found in search for missing teenage boy, 14
Cheshire Police began leading the investigation after enquiries suggested he had travelled to Cheshire on the bus. A number of appeals were shared following his disappearance
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Hero girl, 6, saves mum's life by calmly calling 999 after she falls unconscious
Monjola Popoola was aged six when she called emergency services after finding her mum unconscious on the floor at their home in Bolton and she has now been presented with a bravery award
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One of 'world's biggest hauls' of scam goods discovered in UK shipping container
Greater Manchester Police raided more than 200 shipping containers on the edge of the city where £87million' of fake drugs and clothes were seized - one of the biggest hauls in history
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Family devastated as cat pinned down by gang and brutally kicked in cruel attack
Tosca was rushed to a vet by a kind stranger who stepped in to intervene, and he has since been given strong painkillers
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Mum who was 'light of family's lives' dies in fire as daughter fights for life
Sadia Shafiq, 42, died following a devastating house fire in in Oldham, Greater Manchester, on Saturday which also left her 15-year-old daughter in a critical condition
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Family's 'hearts broken forever' as woman dies in crash after police chase
Kathleen Kirby was killed after a police chase ended in a crash in Wigan, with a man arrested, and her family have paid tribute to her as someone who "held everyone together"
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Woman, 42, dies in horror house fire as residents evacuated from homes overnight
A woman aged 42 was killed in a house fire in Oldham, Greater Manchester, as a number of nearby residents were evacuated from the area as officers began investigations
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Policeman who used cadet scheme to commit sex attacks on boys and girls jailed
Disgraced police officer Adnan Ali used a Greater Manchester Police cadet scheme as a 'grooming playground', contacting teenagers and sexually assaulting them
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Police storm plane in Manchester after woman refuses to put seatbelt on child
The TUI flight, from Kos to Manchester on Wednesday, June 21, was due to depart at 1.25pm but didn't take off until almost six hours later, leaving passengers 'exhausted' and 'in a terrible mood'