The Firbank pub in Newall Green is open for business again today after a shot was fired at a window last night (Thursday Jan 8).
Detectives are investigating the incident which happened at about 8.25pm when a thug fired a single shot from a shotgun at a window into the pool room, which was visibly empty at the time. Continue reading “Firbank pub declares business as usual after shot is fired”
A man has been charged after guns, ammunition and drugs were recovered from a house in Newall Green, Wythenshawe.
Police raided a house on Birdlip Drive, Newall Green, Wythenshawe, at about 8am on Saturday 18 October 2014.
Cocaine, a 9mm pistol, a sawn-off shotgun and a semi-automatic handgun were recovered.
Anthony Abbott, aged 33, of Birdlip Drive has been charged with possession of a firearm without a certificate and possession with intent to supply cocaine.
He was due to appear at Manchester magistrates’ court this morning, Monday 20 October 2014.
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.
A 19-year-old arrested on suspicion of a sexual assault in Wythenshawe has been released by police.
Police released the teenager on bail while they continue to investigate reports of a sexual assault on a 17-year-old girl shortly after 11.20pm on Wednesday 24 October 2013 on Wythenshawe Road. Continue reading “Teenager arrested in connection with sexual assault in Wythenshawe is released on police bail”
Police are appealing for information after two sexual assaults in Newall Green, Wythenshawe. Continue reading “Wythenshawe police hunt sex pest after incidents in Newall Green”
