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At around 8:15pm on Monday 17 October 2022, officers were called to reports of an aggravated burglary at a property on Langton Place in Standish, Wigan.
Two men were reported to have forced their way into the property, forcing their way past the homeowner and threatened them with a knife.
The two men took multiple possessions from the property and ran out of the address in an unknown direction.
GMP are appealing for the public’s help to identify the two men in question.
- The first man is described to be a white male, approx. 6ft 1, muscular build, wearing a tracksuit, dark trainers, wearing a covid mask and gloves carrying a large blue/grey rucksack.
- The second man is described to be a white male, approx. 6ft, stocky build, wearing a dark blue tracksuit, dark coloured trainers and a covid mask and gloves.
Anyone with information, CCTV, dashcam or doorbell footage should contact GMP on 0161 856 7094 quoting log 3239 of 17/10/22.
Information can also be reported online or by using the LiveChat function at www.gmp.police.uk.
Alternatively, you can report any information anonymously via the independent charity - Crimestoppers - on 0800 555 111.