Police have issued an urgent appeal to help find a missing man last seen in Salford.
01.09.2023 - 12:57 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A man wanted on suspicion of a serious stabbing outside a mosque has been arrested in Manchester. Greater Manchester Police says it received intelligence that the suspect had travelled to the city two weeks after carrying out the vicious attack in London.
A man had been stabbed multiple times outside a mosque on Anson Road, in North London, on August 10. GMP believe the suspect, a 21-year-old man, then made his way to Manchester on August 24.
The force's serious violence and knife crime team tracked his movements before deploying officers to make an arrest at a property on Worthing Street, in Fallowfield. Officers came across two known associates of the suspect before arresting their target as he made his way back to the address.
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He was arrested on suspicion of committing grievous bodily harm with intent and taken into custody. The arrest is one of a number of incidents that patrols from GMP's Operation Venture have grappled with in recent days - a policing operation to take weapons off the streets and crack down on violent crime.
The operation also saw:
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Sergeant Paul Heap, of Operation Venture, said: “Operation Venture was set up to take weapons off our streets and arrest anyone who poses a threat to the public. The activity carried out over the past week shows the kind of work our officers carry out day in and day out to keep people safe and there is a lot of work taking place behind the scenes using intelligence and analytical data.
“The team uses intelligence to build the picture around violent crime hot spots in Greater Manchester. This
Police have issued an urgent appeal to help find a missing man last seen in Salford.
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