Watch out a scum bag ABOUT!

[celeste]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-46206645


in the Westhoughton area of Bolton

Two attempted child abductions involving men travelling in vans are being investigated by police in Greater Manchester.

The first incident saw three balaclava-wearing men chase a 14-year-old girl after jumping out of a white transit van in Westhoughton, Bolton on Monday.

She managed to run to a nearby address.

A boy and a girl, both aged 11, were then approached by a group, also in a white van, in Bury at about 15:40 GMT on Tuesday.

The van stopped at traffic lights in Radcliffe before a person opened its sliding door and demanded the children get inside.




Someone then attempted to grab one of the children's coats before they managed to run away, police said.

Police said they were working to establish if the two incidents were linked, and three men had voluntarily attended a police station in relation to the second incident.

[celeste]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-46551735

The injuries suffered by an elderly woman who was dragged across the ground in a carjacking have been revealed in images released by police.

Beryl Alsop, 79, was pulled along with her car after a thief grabbed her keys and drove off in Chadderton on Tuesday.

Ms Alsop suffered serious head injuries and remains in hospital, Greater Manchester Police said.

The force has appealed for help to find the "absolute coward" responsible for the robbery.

Ms Alsop was returning to her car in Morrison's car park on Hollinwood Avenue when the man grabbed the keys to her blue Vauxhall Astra just before 21:00 GMT.




Det Sgt Alex Wilkinson, said: "Beryl received particularly nasty injuries in this incident, and she has been left terrified by what has happened to her.

"The man responsible for preying on an elderly woman is an absolute coward and we are doing everything we can to find him, but we need the public's help."

Ms Alsop's condition was said to be stable.

[celeste]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-46670920

A church which also offers a night shelter to homeless refugees has been severely damaged in an arson attack.

Police branded the blaze at Heaton Park Methodist Church in Bury on Saturday evening as "disgusting".

Its pastor Rev Jez Hackett said: "This is a pretty nasty thing to happen, particularly at this time of year."

Thieves stole a laptop and projector equipment in the raid. No-one was hurt in the blaze but the congregation has had to relocate its Christmas services.

"Thankfully the Prestwich Methodist Church is just down the road so we will be moving services there," the pastor said.




"But we also run a night shelter for refugees and offer food for children on free school meals, so we don't know what is going to happen with that now."

'Extensive repairs'

Church authorities said the fire damage, which will require "extensive repairs", means the building is not expected to reopen until mid-January at the earliest.

Ch Insp Jamie Collins, of Greater Manchester Police, said: "There's no way to describe the offenders' actions, other than to say they were disgusting.

"To break into a church, set a fire and then steal valuables would be bad enough any other time of the year but to do it a few days before Christmas, which is a time when many people turn to their church, is nothing short of disgusting."

[celeste]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-46894062


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The school said beetles hatching from the tip "took over the area"

A lorry driver who dumped 100 tonnes of stinking waste on a special school's car park, landing it with a £22,000 bill, has been jailed for 12 months.

Francis Heaton, 61, admitted leaving the pile at Oldham's Kingfisher Special School, in April 2018.

The school's principal said the smell from "the rotting tip was unbearable".

Judge Paul Lawton told Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court that Heaton, of Gorton, had committed a "deliberate, selfish and unlawful act".

[celeste]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-47008749

Det Con Mark Robertson, of Greater Manchester Police, said the victims had been "left shaken and terrified".

He said: "It takes a certain amount of wickedness to target the elderly and vulnerable, and Smart and Bools are nothing short of depraved for carrying out these deplorable crimes."

[celeste]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-47103449


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Canada Goose coats worth more than £800 were among items stolen

About £40,000 of designer handbags and coats were stolen when a car was reversed into a shop window.

A grey Toyota Aygo reversed into the Flannels store, in Altrincham, Greater Manchester, at about 00:30 GMT.

Thieves then ran into the George Street shop in the "well thought-out robbery" before fleeing in two other getaway vehicles, police said.

Handbags worth about £1,000 each and Canada Goose coats worth more than £800 each were stolen in the raid.

[celeste]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-47108286

A 15-year-old girl was shot while she was "just walking down the road" in a random attack, police say.

She was shot in the back of her leg in Edge Lane, Droylsden, Greater Manchester, at about 19:15 GMT on Saturday and was taken to hospital.

She is due to have surgery to remove pellets that police believe came from an air rifle.

They described the shooting as "shocking", adding they would "leave no stone unturned".

Ch Insp Mark Warner said: "This would seem to have been a random attack with complete disregard for the potential consequences.




"The girl was just walking down the road when she was shot at - now she requires surgery."

[Parky]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-47108286

A 15-year-old girl was shot while she was "just walking down the road" in a random attack, police say.

She was shot in the back of her leg in Edge Lane, Droylsden, Greater Manchester, at about 19:15 GMT on Saturday and was taken to hospital.

She is due to have surgery to remove pellets that police believe came from an air rifle.

They described the shooting as "shocking", adding they would "leave no stone unturned".

Ch Insp Mark Warner said: "This would seem to have been a random attack with complete disregard for the potential consequences.




"The girl was just walking down the road when she was shot at - now she requires surgery."

this isn’t too far from me ,apparently she had been shot at from a bedroom window ,now there are not a lot of houses from where she could have been shot from so let’s hope the police service ( we haven’t a police force anymore) pull there finger out this time

[celeste]

If it's the same neighbourhood where the girl lives, it could be someone she knows, a targeted attack by someone with an agenda?
There are some feral scumballs who need therapy.

[Parky]

If it's the same neighbourhood where the girl lives, it could be someone she knows, a targeted attack by someone with an agenda?
There are some feral scumballs who need therapy.

no it’s just some halfwit who thinks it’s funny to fire a air rifle at someone

[celeste]

Are these air rifles licensed?

[Parky]

Are these air rifles licensed?

im not sure they didn’t have to be years ago ,I’ve just looked on the local media and apparently another young girl was shot in the stomach last week

[celeste]

https://www.google.com/search?source=hp&ei=qThXXIiyKc6SsAejh6uYBw&q=are+air+rifles+licenced&btnK=Google+Search&oq=are+air+rifles+licenced&gs_l=psy-ab.3..33i22i29i30.2413.9663..12041...0.0..0.110.1567.22j1......0....1..gws-wiz.....0..0j0i131j0i10j0i22i30.Y-y9zDRYywM

What next, babies, pensioners?

[Parky]

Let’s hope he’s spotted by armed police and quickly despatched

[St Chads Lad]

I don't believe that the type of scumbag that would do this would discriminate, young, old, male, female, it's just a laugh to these individuals, and there's plenty out there, but one thing's for sure there will be a reason, probably mental health, no doubt his social worker will tell us.