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Upon taking office as the Chief Constable for Greater Manchester, I committed myself to taking immediate steps to addressing those underlying issues which were undermining our operational performance.
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A BMW failed to stop for police on Rochdale Road East, Heywood, at about 11:45pm on Sunday 20 March 2022
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Officers were called around 9.55am on Sunday 20 March 2022 to Church Road, Urmston to a report of a collision involving a motorbike.
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Leon Sharples (20), of Lord Street, has been remanded in custody and is due to appear at Wigan and Leigh Magistrates' Court this morning (Monday 21 March).
We were called at around 1.50am on Saturday 19 March to a report of a collision involving a motorbike and a wall on Chapel Street - outside Monty's pub. The 19-year-old rider sadly died at the scene despite the best efforts of emergency services
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The powers - under section 60 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 - have been imposed since Friday (18 March) afternoon and will now run until 3pm on Monday 21 March to ensure heightened proactive police activity to deter suspected planned violence can be maintained
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Since the powers began to be exercised in the town yesterday 18 people have been stopped and lawfully searched. Thankfully no weapons have so far been recovered and no arrests have been necessary
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The action follows an extensive investigation by our Wigan CID, Serious and Organised Crime Group (SOCG) and Force Critical Wanted Unit detectives following two incidents on 26 January that saw bullets discharged in the Westleigh area of Wigan
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At around 7.30pm on Sunday 13 March 2022, we received a report that a 15-year-old boy had been assaulted by a group of men on Bentinck Street, Ashton Under Lyne.
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Police officers in Bolton have been authorised to carry out increased stop searches, in response to intelligence received from the communities and social media.