Manchester gang of criminals committed a total of 58 burglary and robbery offences across Greater Manchester, Derbyshire, West and South Yorkshire and Lancashire. The group would target both private dwellings and commercial buildings, often committing up to four or five offences a night. They would steal high powered vehicles, safes, cigarettes and alcohol. In total, around £1.5million worth of property was stolen and approximately £230,000 worth of damage was caused to properties –both commercial and residential – in the lead up to the groups arrests. When committing the offences, the offenders would use machetes, sledge hammers and crow bars to force entry, and would use these weapons to threaten both members of the public and police officers when challenged. Using stolen cars, the group would ram-raid properties in order to gain entry, showing a total disregard for the safety of others. On one occasion, officers stopped a vehicle for displaying false number plates, unaware that the occupants had just burgled a commercial property where they forced entry by using sledge hammers to smash through a wall. The offenders stopped the car and two men emerged from the rear passenger seats – wearing Scream masks – and savagely attacked the police vehicle with sledge hammers. Thankfully the police officers weren’t physically injured but the car had to be recovered and sent for repair before it could return to the roads as an emergency vehicle. On another occasion, a number of the offenders were detained by officers following a commercial burglary of a chip shop. The co-accused then confronted the officers – brandishing an axe - and assisted the offenders in escaping from the officers. On a third occasion, two victims - who were out at the time - were alerted via phone to a possible break in at their home. On returning to the address, the victims caught the offenders attempting to steal their two cars – an Audi S3 and a Kia Rio. The offenders struck the female victim with the car door before they fled with both vehicles. Both of these cars were recovered by police several days later. However, in a further display of the gang’s violent behaviour, as the car was being recovered by police from Royton on Sunday 6 January 2019, the gang re-stole the Audi by attacking the recovery truck and threatening both a police officer and the recovery agent with sledgehammers. Four of the offenders were arrested after a burglary at a commercial property in West Yorkshire. A further nine were arrested during police raids in Oldham, as part of Operation Hansford. instagram.com/scarcitystudios twitter.com/scarcitystudios Alpha Claims and Hire are Birmingham's leading accident management company specialising in non-fault claims. Are you a taxi driver? Have you been involved in a accident? Do you need a accident replacement car? Call us on: 0121 327 0382 We stock cars for Birmingham, Wolverhampton, Solihull, Walsall Councils, and many more councils across the UK. Alpha claims and hire stocks euro 6, clean air zone compliant cars. ************************************************ Alpha claims and hire opened its doors in 2009. The company quickly became the sector’s leader with its brand new top quality cars, unprecedented service quality, 24 hour service and still remains as the number 1 choice for post accident services. By offering many unique options to drivers, Alpha claims and hire quickly brought extra flair to the accident management industry and is based in the heart of Birmingham city center. The claims company became the one and only address for taxi drivers, car drivers, and passengers since its opening and continues to be different and special with its wide variety of cars, and top notch service. ************************************************ Reach out: Instagram: www.instagram.com/alphaclaims... Facebook: www.facebook.com/ALPHACLAIMSA... Twitter: twitter.com/alphaclaimsuk Linkedin: ie.linkedin.com/company/alpha... Snapchat: www.snapchat.com/add/alphacla... ************************************************ Our services: Alpha Claims & hire: www.alphaclaimsandhire.co.uk/ Alpha Wedding hire: www.alphaselfdrivehire.co.uk/ Alpha Taxi car hire: www.alphataxicarhire.co.uk/ * Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, commenting, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favour of fair use.

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