Tag: Crimestoppers

Wythenshawe man with 17-month-old child is robbed at knifepoint in park

A Wythenshawe man out with his 17-month-old child was robbed at knife point in the middle of a park in broad daylight yesterday.

The man handed over his wallet to the two robbers because he feared for the safety of his child, police said.

Sometime between 4.45pm and 5.05pm on Tuesday 26 November 2013 two men approached the man, who was pushing a pram through Rodgers Park off Firbank Road in Newall Green.

One of the men threatened him with a knife and demanded his wallet. The man with the child handed over the wallet which contained a small amount of cash and his bank card.

They then joined another two men who were waiting nearby and left through a wooded area of the park.

One of the men is described as white, around 5ft tall and around 17-years-old. He was wearing dark clothing with the hood up and a scarf covering his face. The other man was described as having dark skin, around 17 or 18-years-old and medium to large build. He was also wearing dark clothing with the hood up and a scarf covering his face.

Police are appealing for information and witnesses.

Detective Constable Neil McDonnell said: “This robbery happened in daylight in the middle of a local park. The man handed over his wallet out of fear for his and his child’s safety.

“We are urging anyone in the park at the time who may have seen the robbery or the men described to call police.

“In particular we are keen to speak to the two men who left with the offenders. Although not believed to be involved at all in the robbery, we are urging them to do the right thing and come forward with information about who is responsible.”

Anyone with information should call police on 0161 856 4882 or the independent charity Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.

Machete-wielding Wythenshawe robbers who terrorised shop worker are jailed

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Two Wythenshawe men have been jailed after threatening a shop worker in Northern Moor with a machete during a robbery.

Wayne Clarkson, and Carl Hayburn, both aged 42, of Shrivenham Walk, Manchester were found guilty at an earlier hearing and were sentenced at Manchester Crown Court on Tuesday 26 November 2013. Continue reading “Machete-wielding Wythenshawe robbers who terrorised shop worker are jailed”

Police name bodies found in Wythenshawe house

Olwen and StephenGreater Manchester Police have named two people found dead at a house in Woodhouse Park, Wythenshawe, earlier this week.

The Manchester Evening News has reported a police source sayiing It is believed  Stephen Dohoney, aged 55, stabbed his 86-year-old mother Olwen to death before hanging himself. Continue reading “Police name bodies found in Wythenshawe house”

Police investigate after bodies of man and woman are found in Wythenshawe home

Police have launched an investigation following the discovery of the bodies of a man and woman in a house in Woodhouse Park. Continue reading “Police investigate after bodies of man and woman are found in Wythenshawe home”

Police hunt Wythenshawe man involved in jewellery robbery

NICOLOGANPolice are hunting a Wythenshawe man involved in a jewellery robbery on a woman in her own home.

Nico Logan (pictured), aged 20, was jailed in 2009 for his part in the robbery during which a woman was punched and had her jewellery stolen.

Logan was released on licence with conditions but has since breached those conditions by failing to comply with Probation Service appointments, and has been recalled to prison.

He knows he is wanted but has not surrendered himself to police.

Anyone who knows of his whereabouts should call police on 101 or the independent charity Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.