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Officers are appealing for information following reports of a suspected kidnapping in the Bolton area earlier this week (6 April 2026).
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A 74-year-old man has been sentenced after pleading guilty to one count of rape of a woman 16 years or over, and one count of sexual assault. Stephen Biggs (04/03/1952) of Furness Square, Bolton appeared at Bolton Crown Court on Thursday 2 April, and was sentenced to nine years in prison.
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Officers are investigating and appealing for information after a man died on the M61 near Bolton this morning (3 April 2026).
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A man has been charged following an investigation into a firearms offence in Manchester.
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Shortly after midnight today, Thursday 2 April 2026, officers from the GMP Firearms Unit assisted by the Tactical Aid Unit (TAU), executed a warrant at an address on Alexandra Road, in Whalley Range.
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Three teenage boys have today (02/04/2026) been convicted following the death of 15-year-old Mohanad Abdullaahi Goobe in Manchester in September last year.
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Officers have implemented a 48-hour dispersal order across Rochdale Town Centre following recent incidents of anti-social behaviour.
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Officers in Stockport yesterday morning (1 April) recovered a handgun and several rounds of ammunition as part of Operation Vulcan’s ongoing activity in the area.
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On Sunday 30 March while carrying out on patrols, officers from the Rochdale town centre Neighbourhood team observed two men unloading multiple large boxes from the back of a transit van into the back of a car.
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At around 08:30am on 26 February 2026, PC Abbie Ellison and PC Sophie North ,who work on Response in the Salford district, were on their usual mobile patrol in the area when they were flagged down by a member of the public who was in distress.