Police appeal for information after thieves snatch dog from Wigan street

direct to your inboxPolice have issued an urgent public appeal to help find a man with dementia who has gone missing from home.

Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said that the incidents happened between 1.30am and 3.30am, in Bradshaw Road and Tonge Moor Road, in the Tonge Moor area of Bolton.

direct to your inboxA man has been arrested after an assault at a park in Old Trafford.Police were called to Hullard Park just before 5pm today (Friday).Officers found a victim had been assaulted, though their injuries are not believed to be serious, police said.A man was arrested at the scene. Officers cordoned off an area in the park earlier this afternoon.The cordon has now been lifted in the area.

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Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.A man remains in hospital following a serious road crash in Ayrshire.The collision between a car and the pedestrian occurred north of the St Fillan’s Bridge in Largs on the A78 around 10.55pm on January 29.Emergency services rushed to the scene and a 38-year-old man was taken to Inverclyde Royal Hospital with serious injuries, where he remains.A 26-year-old female driver was uninjured.Police are now

Detective Constable David McDougall said: “I am appealing for anyone who may have any information regarding this incident to contact us."The motive for this attack is unknown and enquiries are ongoing to establish the exact circumstances.  I would urge anyone with any information to get in touch with us, no matter how insignificant it may seem, please do pass it on.”Anyone with information is asked to call Police Scotland via 101 quoting incident number 0344 of 29 January 2021.  Alternatively,

direct to your inbox A driver is fighting for his life following a crash on the Alderley Edge bypass.

direct to your inboxGreater Manchester Police has at times ‘deliberately withheld’ information from the mayor’s office amid battles for transparency that became a ‘war of attrition’, Andy Burnham has claimed, in a veiled attack on the previous Chief Constable.In a lengthy and unprecedented diatribe on the force’s culture and leadership over the past four years, the mayor promised what he said would be the first ‘open review of the force’ in at least two decades.He claimed that concerns raised

Salford after reports of a serious crash involving a pedestrian. Police were called to Worsley Road at 7.30pm on Tuesday (January 26) to reports of a collision.A cordon has been in place between Walker Road and the Stablefold for a number of hours.Seven police cars are at the scene and have marked the road with orange cones and police tape.Officers from the Serious Collision Unit are investigating what has happened.Worsley Road has been closed and diversions are in place.

direct to your inboxPolice are appealing for information about a missing man last seen on Saturday.Thomas Sarsfield is from the Milnrow in Rochdale, but also known to frequent Oldham.Police say he's been known to use bus, tram and train networks.Anyone with information is asked to call 101 and quote Greater Manchester Police missing reference MSP/06PP/0000130/21. Get breaking news first on the free Manchester Evening News app - download it here for your Apple or Android device.You can also get a

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.A driver escaped serious injury after a group of youths threw bricks from a motorway fly-over.The motorist was driving westbound on the M8 at Harthill Services at around 9.05pm on Friday, January 22, when the objects were thrown.Thankfully the driver escaped with no injuries although he was understandably shaken by the incident.Police are appealing to the public for any information they may have in a bid to

in Salford.  Officers were called to Bury Old Road at around 7.40pm on Friday, January 1. The caller reported a fail-to-stop collision, GMP said. Cops established a vehicle hit a teenager, near the junction with Singleton Road. The white car did not stop at the scene. The pedestrian, a 16-year-old, suffered 'minor injuries'. Their gender has not been revealed.Police are now appealing for witnesses to come forward.

direct to your inboxPolice have issued an appeal after the occupants of a stolen BMW injured a member of the public with an 'air weapon'.The stolen car - a blue BMW - was involved in a collision at around 11.30pm on Saturday (January 16). It crashed into some trees off Caldershaw Road in Rochdale.