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18.07.2023 - 18:09 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Councillors have raised concerns about a ‘spate’ of car-jackings across Oldham – including in ‘broad daylight’ at a popular nature spot.
At a meeting of the full council, leader of the Conservative opposition group Councillor Graham Sheldon asked bosses what was being done to tackle the problem.
It comes after Greater Manchester Police (GMP) reported it was hunting a ‘gang of men’ believed to be responsible for a string of recent car robberies across the borough.
A total of seven vehicle robberies have been reported to police between Monday, June 12, and Wednesday, June 28.
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Saddleworth South ward member Coun Sheldon said: “There has unfortunately been a spate of car-jackings across the borough recently. With groups of men, some armed with weapons threatening drivers until their vehicles are handed over.
“In some cases this is happening in broad daylight, the police have reported several incidents of this within just over two weeks in June alone.
“This is happening all over the borough with just a cursory search of the news on this from the last few months raising examples of this in Saddleworth, Failsworth and Shaw, just to name a few.”
He added: “A recent example of this was just last week at Brun Clough Reservoir in Diggle in the middle of the day where a woman was threatened with a machete and forced out of her car by a group of three men.
“Given that Brun Clough is a local beauty spot and regularly busy, incidents of this nature could have a negative consequence with people choosing not to visit the area out of fear.
“Therefore what can the council and ourselves as local councillors do to combat this issue? And will the leader
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