Police uncover over £100k worth of all-terrain vehicles
A number of all-terrain vehicles were seized by police during a raid in Bury. The haul was found after Greater Manchester Police's Bury Challenger team carried out two warrants at two units on Bolton Street in Radcliffe earlier today (Friday, April 25).
Nine all-terrain vehicles were found including quad bikes and five motorcycles estimated to be worth more than £100,000. The vehicles have all been seized under the Proceeds of Crime Act.
No additional arrests have been made in connection yet, say GMP. An ongoing investigation alongside this after an earlier warrant in April when Operation AVRO was in Bury uncovered the units and vehicles which may have been used in crime.
READ MORE: LIVE: Police tape off major Manchester road following incident - latest updates
READ MORE: 'My daughter says she can smell it when she's walking to school... it's definitely a worry'
A 25-year-old man was originally charged with drugs offences and has been remanded, whilst a 51-year-old woman remains on bail pending further investigation.
Detective Sergeant Craig Murray from the Bury Challenger team said; 'This is a prime example of when one thing potentially leads to another and due to investigative work and enquiries we have uncovered further items we believe could have been used or related to crime.
'Following finding the 14 high-powered vehicles, it means we have seized these, taken them off the streets and allows us to progress our enquiries further.
'Our work is ongoing into criminality that can have devastating impacts on communities across Bury, including the use of vehicles such as this in anti-social and dangerous ways, and would urge members of the public to continue to submit any information they have direct to 101 or through Crimestoppers, as that allows us to build a picture to ensure we can keep people safe.'
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Yahoo
an hour ago
- Yahoo
Seven men used teenage girls as ‘sex slaves' in Rochdale
Seven Asian men have been convicted of the sexual exploitation of two white teenage schoolgirls in Rochdale. The abusers preyed on the vulnerabilities of the victims to groom them as 'sex slaves' from the age of 13 on various dates in the Greater Manchester town between 2001 and 2006. Both girls had 'deeply troubled home lives' and were given drugs, alcohol, cigarettes, places to stay and people to be with, Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court heard. Soon after, they were expected to have sex 'whenever and wherever' the abusers and other men wanted in filthy flats, on rancid mattresses, in cars, car parks, alleyways and disused warehouses. Jurors deliberated for three weeks before delivering their unanimous guilty verdicts on Friday. Three of the abusers, Mohammed Zahid, 64, Mushtaq Ahmed, 67, and Kasir Bashir, 50 – all born in Pakistan – were stallholders on the town's indoor market. Father-of-three Zahid, known as Boss Man, gave free underwear from his lingerie stall to both complainants and also money, alcohol and food in return for the expectation of regular sex with him and his friends. In 2016, Zahid was jailed for five years in an earlier grooming gang case after he engaged in sexual activity in 2006 with a 15-year-old girl who he met when she visited his stall to buy tights for school. Bashir did not attend the current trial, and jurors were ordered not to speculate why, but it can be revealed that he absconded while on bail before the trial got underway. It can also be reported that Mohammed Shahzad, 44, Naheem Akram, 48, and Nisar Hussain, 41, were remanded in custody with their bail revoked in January before the jury was sworn in. Police received intelligence that the three Rochdale-born taxi drivers were planning to leave the UK and had already paid a deposit for their transport, the court heard. All three denied the accusation, but Judge Jonathan Seely said the court was not prepared to take a risk that they too would abscond. A seventh defendant, Pakistani-born Roheez Khan, 39, also featured in another previous Rochdale grooming trial in 2013 when he was one of five men convicted of sexually exploiting a 'profoundly vulnerable' 15-year-old girl in 2008 and 2009. Khan was jailed for six-and-a-half years for engaging in sexual activity with a child and witness intimidation. The convictions are the latest under Operation Lytton, the most recent in a series of major investigations either launched, aborted or relaunched by Greater Manchester Police to deal with gangs acting 'in plain sight' decades earlier. Operation Augusta was first launched in 2004/5 into grooming in south Manchester by Asian men after the death of Victoria Agoglia, 15, on September 29 2003. She was in care but died after being injected with heroin by a man more than 30 years her senior, and had reported being raped. GMP identified 97 grooming suspects and 25 child victims, all under the care of Manchester city council, but at a joint police and council meeting in 2005, bosses decided to abruptly shut down the operation. Minutes from the meeting taken by the police and the council both disappeared. Two senior officers in the meeting were later promoted to chief constables, Parliament heard. More grooming gang offences in Rochdale were investigated in 2008 but the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) made the decision not to proceed to trial on the basis that it viewed the main victim as 'unreliable'. GMP later launched Operation Span, investigating offences between 2010 and 2012. It resulted in the conviction of nine men from Rochdale following a high-profile trial at Liverpool Crown Court ending in May 2012. Broaden your horizons with award-winning British journalism. Try The Telegraph free for 1 month with unlimited access to our award-winning website, exclusive app, money-saving offers and more.
Yahoo
2 hours ago
- Yahoo
Woman passes out while being strangled in Queens park: NYPD
QUEENS, N.Y. (PIX11) – Police are searching for a man after a woman was strangled until she was unconscious in Flushing Meadows Corona Park on June 6, according to the NYPD. It happened around 8:50 a.m. near 48th Avenue and 111th Street. The woman was approached by the suspect, who spoke in a way she couldn't understand, according to authorities. More Local News Police said the man allegedly threw a plastic water bottle at the victim before placing his arm around her neck. The woman then passed out, according to authorities. Police said the suspect, who was wearing a brown shirt and brown shorts, fled the park. The woman was taken to a local hospital, according to authorities. Submit tips to police by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), visiting downloading the NYPD Crime Stoppers mobile app, or texting 274637 (CRIMES) then entering TIP577. Spanish-speaking callers are asked to dial 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). Erin Pflaumer is a digital content producer from Long Island who has covered both local and national news since 2018. She joined PIX11 in 2023. See more of her work here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
2 hours ago
- Yahoo
Woman attacked for refusing to give up cellphone in subway station: NYPD
THE BRONX, N.Y. (PIX11) – A woman was attacked after she refused to let a man use her cellphone inside a Bronx subway station on Monday, according to the NYPD. Police said it happened around 4:45 p.m. inside the East 182nd Street-183rd Street subway station. A 49-year-old woman was walking when she was approached by the suspect, who asked her if he could borrow her phone, according to authorities. More Local News Police said a fight broke out between the two. The suspect is accused of kicking the woman and stealing cash and her cellphone from her pocket, according to authorities. Police said the suspect fled the station. The woman was not injured in the attack, according to authorities. Police said the suspect was last seen wearing a black sweatshirt, blue jeans and white sneakers. Submit tips to police by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), visiting downloading the NYPD Crime Stoppers mobile app, or texting 274637 (CRIMES) then entering TIP577. Spanish-speaking callers are asked to dial 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). Erin Pflaumer is a digital content producer from Long Island who has covered both local and national news since 2018. She joined PIX11 in 2023. See more of her work here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
