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  • Shopworker Manhandled During Robbery

    Published: Mon, 05/01/2009 16:27
    A thief grabbed and forced a terrified shop worker to open the till during a robbery at a Stockport video store. The man walked into the Offerton Video shop on Turncroft Lane and went behind the counter, demanding cash.
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  • Robbers threaten shop staff with plank of wood - Gatley

    Published: Wed, 31/12/2008 10:05
    Police in Stockport are hunting two robbers who threatened shop staff with a plank of wood. At about 5.15pm on Tuesday 23 December 2008, two men, one of which was carrying a large plank of wood, entered the Spar on Foxland Road, Gatley.
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  • Stockport accountant ordered to pay back ill-gotten gains

    Published: Fri, 19/12/2008 13:09
    A Stockport accountant who stole over £700,000 from a number of charities and clients has today Friday 19 December 2008, been ordered to pay back his ill-gotten gains.Anthony Roberts, born 06/08/35, of Tanpits Lane, Burton, Lancashire, was sentenced to six years in jail in August after pleading guilty to six counts of theft and four counts of false
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  • Elderly residents urged to report abuse - Stockport

    Published: Wed, 10/12/2008 20:00
    Officers in Stockport are urging elderly residents to report verbal abuse to them after youths were arrested for racially-abusing an 89-year-old woman. Two boys aged 12 and 11 were arrested on suspicion of public order offences following an incident on Thursday 27 November 2008 on Ince Close, Heaton Norris.
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  • Crackhouse closure - Offerton

    Published: Mon, 08/12/2008 13:22
    Officers from Greater Manchester Police have today, Monday 8 December 2008, served the first ever closure order on a "crack house" in Offerton. Following information provided by the local community, police working alongside Stockport Homes compiled a file of evidence and a closure order was obtained at Stockport Magistrates Court on Wednesday 3 Dec
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  • Stockport Officers receive awards at Justice Awards

    Published: Wed, 03/12/2008 17:40
    A police officer and Safer Stockport Partnership employee from Stockport have received praise for their outstanding contribution to the criminal justice system. Community Development Officer Dennis Bishop and Stockport Witness Care Unit Manager Clare McCann received ‘recognition' for their work at the Criminal Justice Board award ceremony...
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  • Christmas Operation to Reassure Visitors

    Published: Wed, 03/12/2008 09:04
    Police and GMPTE are working together to ensure visitors to Stockport town centre in the run up to Christmas have a crime free visit. Operation Oporto will see extra police officers and police community support officers (PCSOs) positioned in the main shopping areas to reassure shoppers and retailers while helping to reduce crimes such as purse....
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  • Car Crime Clampdown Catches Criminals

    Published: Tue, 02/12/2008 18:24
    Police in Stockport arrested 30 people on Friday, November 21 as part of a forcewide day of action to tackle vehicle crime. Officers seized 21 vehicles, conducted five search warrants and, in conjunction with partner agencies, made 15 visits to scrap and second hand car dealers. High profile patrols were conducted in hotspot areas and officers iden
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  • New Priority Vehicle Helps Fight Crime

    Published: Fri, 28/11/2008 14:44
    Police in Stockport have a brand new vehicle to help in the fight against crime. The newly formed Reddish Priority Ward Team has picked up the keys to a Peugeot 308 thanks to sister companies Easi-Drive Accident Management and Big Apple Car and Van Hire.
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  • Police Crack Down on Drugs in Stockport

    Published: Wed, 19/11/2008 20:26
    A specially trained dog has sniffed out drugs in Stockport the first of a series of operations to crack down on drug use and anti-social behaviour in the run up to Christmas. Eight people were arrested as the dog discovered cannabis and cocaine in six pubs across north Reddish and Heaton Moor.
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  • Burglars have their Calendar marked

    Published: Wed, 29/10/2008 17:39
    Police in Stockport are determined to ensure that Christmas doesn't come early for burglars. During recent years Stockport division has seen a high volume of burglaries committed in the lead up to Christmas between October and the end of December compared to the months before and after. Despite the division seeing a sharp decrease in burglaries du
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  • Pupils Receive Lesson in Protecting Property

    Published: Mon, 27/10/2008 20:08
    Police in Stockport have been visiting schools to give pupils advice on security marking their valuables. Over a two-week period more than 4,000 students attending Reddish Vale Technology College, St Anne's and Priestnall schools were given advice on the importance of security marking items such as iPods and mobile phones.
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  • Police no longer looking for missing - Alec Heywood - Cheadle Hulme

    Published: Mon, 27/10/2008 13:48
    Police are NO LONGER appealing for the public's help in tracing a 65-year-old man who has gone missing from his Cheadle Hulme home.
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  • Additional Officers to Tackle Community Crime

    Published: Wed, 15/10/2008 22:18
    Neighbourhood Policing in Stockport is being boosted by eight officers working to tackle local priorities. These additional officers are strengthening Neighbourhood Policing Teams, which provide a dedicated policing service that fights crime and listens and responds to the needs of communities.
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  • A Special Year

    Published: Tue, 14/10/2008 10:16
    Special Constables in Stockport have been awarded the Ormiston Cup for volunteering more than 8,000 of their time. Special Constabulary Chief Inspector Mabel Bamber received the honour on behalf of the 20 Officers who worked a total of 8,020 voluntary hours during the year. Greater Manchester Police presents the cup annually to the GMP Division who
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  • Police Leave Bogus Callers Out In Cold (Results from Op Yukon)

    Published: Fri, 05/09/2008 15:21
    Police across Greater Manchester visited the homes of more than 60 known distraction burglars on Wednesday (27 August), as part of a concentrated day-of-action to reduce the number of people that fall victim to doorstep crime. PCSOs visited the homes of more than 100 repeat victims and more than 13,000 crime reduction leaflets were delivered to res
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  • Further Arrest under the Terrorism Act 2006

    Published: Wed, 27/08/2008 12:16
    Lancashire Constabulary has this morning (Tuesday 26 August 2008) arrested a 25 year old man on suspicion of committing offences under the Terrorism Act 2006
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  • Man seriously assaulted

    Published: Mon, 18/08/2008 09:41
    The assault took place some time between 1.00am and 2.00am on Saturday 16 August 2008 close to a taxi Rank on the A6 London Road, Hazel Grove. The 25-year-old man received serious head injuries and is currently being treated at Hope Hospital where his condition is described as serious
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  • Two men arrested under Terrorism Act 2006 at Manchester Airport

    Published: Fri, 15/08/2008 14:15
    Last night (August 14th 2008), three men from the Blackburn area have been arrested on suspicion of committing offences under the Terrorism Act 2006. Two were arrested at Manchester Airport and one in the Accrington area. The arrests are the culmination of a counter-terrorism operation between Lancashire Constabulary and GM
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  • CCTV of attempted robbery at Post Office

    Published: Thu, 14/08/2008 13:11
    Detectives investigating an attempted armed robbery in Stockport have released CCTV images taken during the raid. Shortly before 10am on Wednesday 6 August 2008, two men went into the Post Office on Stockport Road, Romiley. The men approached the postmaster and postmistress and demanded cash while brandishing a hammer and machete. The pair then tri
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  • Attempted Robbery on Stockport Road

    Published: Fri, 08/08/2008 11:32
    Two men tried to rob a post office in Stockport. Shortly before 10am on Wednesday 6 August 2008, the men entered the Post Office on Stockport Road, Romiley. The men approached the postmaster and postmistress and demanded cash while brandishing a hammer and machete. The pair then tried to smash the screens before fleeing empty-handed. The men escape
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  • Police 'Grand' success against burglars

    Published: Wed, 30/07/2008 10:38
    More than 180 offenders were arrested Thursday 24th July in GMP's summer crackdown on burglary, bringing the grand total of arrests to almost 1,150 since the beginning of June. Operation Storm saw police joined by Marston and Court Enforcement Officers and special police units including Tactical Aid and the Mounted and Dogs Section.
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  • Man Jailed After Shining Laser At Force Helicopter

    Published: Tue, 15/07/2008 17:28
    A 21-year-old man from Stockport has today, Thursday 26 June 2008, been sentenced to four months in jail after he shone a high-powered laser at GMP's force helicopter as it flew overhead
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  • Man charged with offences against children - Stockport

    Published: Fri, 04/07/2008 17:46
    A man has today been charged with three counts of sexual activity involving children.
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  • New Mobile Station Hits The Streets

    Published: Mon, 19/05/2008 23:35
    Police in Stockport are introducing a new mobile police station to ensure they are at the heart of the communities they serve.
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  • A 32-year-old man who was found guilty of the brutal murder of a Stockport pensioner has had his sentence extended

    Published: Wed, 07/05/2008 15:59
    Arthur Gregg, 76, of Urwick Road in Romiley died in October 2006 after being subject to a brutal attack by a heroin-addicted thief, who killed him to satisfy his drug habit
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  • Man arrested following an attempted rape in North Reddish

    Published: Tue, 15/04/2008 22:10
    Police in Stockport were contacted after a 17-year-old girl was attacked as she walked home in the early hours of Saturday, 12 April 2008
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  • Attempted Rape

    Published: Tue, 15/04/2008 22:02
    Police in Stockport are hunting a man who attempted to rape a 17-year-old girl as she walked home in the early hours of Saturday, 12 April 2008
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  • Robbery At Building Society

    Published: Mon, 14/04/2008 21:05
    Just before 3.30pm on Thursday 10 April 2008, two men armed with a kitchen knife and a hammer stole over £11,000 from the Cheshire Building Society on London Road in Hazel Grove
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  • A new senior police officer has joined the ranks of Greater Manchester Police

    Published: Mon, 14/04/2008 21:03
    Ian Hopkins has been appointed as an Assistant Chief Constable by Greater Manchester Police Authority
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  • Gang of Youths Sentenced for Violent Armed Robberies

    Published: Sun, 13/04/2008 00:47
    A group of teenagers who paraded themselves as gangsters online have today, Monday 7 April, been sentenced to a total of 38 years in jail after a large-scale policing operation
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  • Second man charged with raping 14-year-old

    Published: Wed, 12/03/2008 09:28
    Naji Bullah (21/03/77) of Stockport Road, Longsight has been charged with two counts of rape. He is due to appear at Manchester Magistrates' Court on Tuesday 11 March 2008.
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  • 17 year old boy sentenced to 7 years detention

    Published: Tue, 04/03/2008 16:39
    A 17-year-old boy who left a man with brain damage after a serious assault in Stockport has been sentenced to seven years detention at Manchester Minshull Street.
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  • Three men charged over Jason Knowles death - Stockport

    Published: Wed, 27/02/2008 12:07
    Jason, aged 34, of Harcourt Street in Reddish was found outside Kushoom Koly on Shaw Road shortly before 1am on Friday 6 July 2007.
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  • 32 Year Old Man Found Guilty Of Murder

    Published: Mon, 11/02/2008 12:24
    A 32-year-old man who beat a Stockport pensioner to death in his own home has today, Friday 8 February 2008, been found guilty of murder.
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  • Elderly lady mugged - Reddish

    Published: Tue, 22/01/2008 09:24
    Police in Stockport are appealing for witnesses to come forward.
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  • A man threatened hotel staff with a gun during an armed robbery in Stockport.

    Published: Sun, 20/01/2008 21:05
    Shortly after 12.30am on Thursday 17 January 2008, two men, one armed with a handgun, entered The Saxon Holme Hotel and demanded money.
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  • Stockport Police lead way with new public service team

    Published: Sat, 19/01/2008 16:40
    Stockport police has this week unveiled its new Public Service Team, offering an improved and higher quality of service to victims of crime in the borough.
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