Man charged with firearm offences in Wirral
A man has been charged with firearms offences following an incident at an address in Birkenhead on Saturday 16 March. We received a report just after 2.10am that a man threatened people outside a bar on Conway Street. It was further reported that the man threatened officers with a suspected firearm when they arrived at […]
Man charged with firearm offences in Wirral
A man has been charged with firearms offences following an incident at an address in Birkenhead on Saturday 16 March. We received a report just after 2.10am that a man threatened people outside a bar on Conway Street. It was further reported that the man threatened officers with a suspected firearm when they arrived at […]
Police appeal for information following a stolen e-bike in Bury
On Sunday 10 March 2024, at around 11pm, Greater Manchester Police were called to reports of a robbery of a dark silver e-bike in an alleyway connecting Malton Avenue, to Sawley Avenue, in Bury. It’s believed that two suspects, wearing balaclavas, stole the bike and left towards Sawley Avenue. The stolen e-bike has distinctive features […]
GMP joins other forces nationwide to combat spiking in the region’s pubs and clubs
During Spiking Intensification Week (18 – 24 March 2024), Greater Manchester Police (GMP) will be continuing work to combat spiking during the night-time economy (NTE) and to protect victims. Spiking Intensification Week follows the publication of a statutory report into spiking at the end of 2023, focusing on the NTE and improving police investigations. Officers […]
Liverpool City Council Planning a Merry Mersey Christmas
It may only be March, but Christmas planning is already under way for Liverpool City Council’s Culture Liverpool team. Following the huge success of 2023’s Christmas Market outside St George’s Hall – which welcomed more than 750,000 visitors across 36 days – there are initial plans in place to explore the potential expansion of the […]
Man sentenced with indefinite hospital order after attack on several people with a machete in Anfield
The heroic actions of members of the public have been praised after a man who attacked several people with a machete was sentenced to an indefinite hospital order. Sean O’Brien, aged 34, of Miriam Road, Liverpool has today, Friday 15th March been sentenced to an indefinite hospital order at Liverpool Crown Court. On Thursday 11 […]
Man jailed for 22 years for murder in Litherland
A man has been sentenced to 22 years in prison after being found guilty of the murder of Matthew Horton, who was stabbed to death in Litherland last year. Liam Thomas, 25, of Woodend Avenue, Crosby, was sentenced today, Friday 15 March, at Liverpool Crown Court after he was found guilty of murder following a […]
Unexplained death in Birkenhead
We can confirm emergency services are currently in Tranmere after the body of a woman was found inside a property. Emergency services were called just after 11pm yesterday, Thursday 14 March, and when officers entered they found a 40-year-old woman unconscious at a house on Harrowby Road. Officers administered CPR until paramedics arrived who pronounced […]
Man, 25, charged with murder of Nyle Corrigan
We have today, Friday 15th March, charged a 25-year-old man with the murder of Nyle Corrigan. Nyle, 19, died from a single gunshot wound to the back after being shot on Boode Croft in Stockbridge Village on 12 November 2020. Anthony Llewellyn, of no fixed abode, has also been charged with conspiring with others to have […]
Man arrested following report of firearms incident in Birkenhead
We can confirm that a man has been arrested following a report of a firearms incident at an address in Birkenhead this morning. Just after 2.10am we received a report that a man had entered a bar on Conway Street and threatened staff and people inside with a crowbar. The man then left the premises […]