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Officers from our Criminal Investigation Department are appealing for information following a reported attempted kidnapping on Friday 9 January 2026 between 6:05am-6:20am. The victim was walking along Central Park Way, Wigan, where she was grabbed and threatened, and the suspect attempted to force her to come with him.
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In the month of December 2025, we arrested 33 men on suspicion of breaching domestic abuse protection orders put in place to protect victims. Over half of these men (17) have already been charged.
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At around 12:45am on Sunday 11 January 2025, officers attended Wigan Road, Bolton where a red Seat Leon collided with a Citroen C4 Picasso.
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Our Serious Collision Investigation Unit (SCIU) are appealing for information and witnesses for further information following a fatal collision in the early hours of Sunday 11 January.
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On Friday 9 January, officers executed a warrant at Leigh Tenement Farm in Blackrod, Bolton. Within the unit, officers recovered an estimated two tonnes of cannabis with an estimated street value of around £24million.
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Four people have been arrested following an assault at an address in Woodley, in addition to a further incident of criminal damage.
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We’ve placed a former detective chief inspector on the Police Barred List after he failed a drugs test
Officers from our Serious Collision Investigation Unit (SCIU) are appealing for information following a collision between a car and pedestrian on Albert Road West, Failsworth on Wednesday 7 January 2026.
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Jordan Gouldmartin (28/11/1994) of Ludlow Drive, Leigh, was found guilty by a jury of sexual assault of a boy under the age of 13.
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This week marks the one-year anniversary of Domestic Abuse Protection Orders launching in Wigan and officers have secured two strong charges for breach of DAPO and a breach of positive requirements.