A “kind” and “beautiful” mother-of-three who was killed by a police vehicle after a chase involving a suspected stolen vehicle has been named. Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said Heather Smedley, 53, died a short time after being taken to hospital following the collision, which happened at around 10am on Friday in Shaw Road, Oldham. GMP […] […]
A former Greater Manchester police officer has been sentenced for attempting to rape a woman in Lancashire in April this year. Ernesto Ceraldi 44, who was a serving police officer at the time of the offences, has been sentenced today at Preston crown court to a total of five years and four months in prison […] […]
A two-day hearing organised by the force found that Police Constable Simon Beech, who was based in Stretford police station, had “abused his position for a sexual purpose” and was guilty of gross misconduct. The former officer had met the women after attending crimes in which the women either reported or were a witness to. […] […]
A judge has blasted a GMP investigation into a prolific shoplifter who repeatedly targeted an Asda supermarket. Michael Gormley, 31, was spotted time and time again by a security guard at the Harpurhey store entering through the main door, taking hundreds of pounds-worth of alcohol, and walking out via the fire escape. The guard reported […] […]
Three victims of grooming gangs in Rochdale have received “substantial” damages and a personal apology from the chief constable of Greater Manchester Police (GMP). The women met Stephen Watson, the top officer at GMP, at force headquarters on Tuesday afternoon to be given the apology in person for police failings when, as children, they were […] […]
A BOLTON detective has been warned that he could face jail after admitting multiple child sex offences and misconduct in a public office. Lee Cunliffe, 40, who lives in Bolton and worked in Salford, entered guilty pleas during a hearing at Liverpool Crown Court. The detective constable admitted one count of attempting to arrange the […] […]
The misconduct hearing for a Meltham police officer who was convicted of mistreating a spaniel puppy will be held later this month we can reveal. Greater Manchester Police firearms officer Sgt Martin Dunn s parked outrage after punching a terrified springer spaniel after it pooed on his lounge carpet. Sgt Dunn, who earns £44,000 a […] […]
Lee Cunliffe, 40, a detective constable based in Salford, was charged with 11 offences earlier. They include two counts of attempting to arrange the commission of a child sexual abuse offence. Mr Cunliffe, who was arrested in December 2020 and has been suspended from duty since then, is due to appear before magistrates on 26 […] […]
MI5 and anti-terror police will not be allowed to use the excuse of national security to cover up intelligence failings in advance of the Manchester Arena terror attack, a public inquiry has heard. The inquiry into the May 2017 attack, which claimed 22 lives, will hear whether the security services or anti-terror police could have […] […]
Inspectors have issued an unprecedented warning about public safety in Greater Manchester after finding serious failings in the region’s police force – four years after the alarm was first raised. The inspector of constabulary said he was deeply concerned that Greater Manchester police (GMP) was failing vulnerable victims of crime, with some waiting days or […] […]
The “shameful” case of a violent 12-year-old boy who was detained in hospital by 15 police officers illustrates the “systemic failings” in England’s care system, according to the body representing all of England’s directors of children’s services. The boy was physically and chemically restrained in hospital last month. The disruption meant seriously ill children had […] […]
Former chief constable Ian Hopkins was paid £213,000 in wages during the last financial year even though he was forced to step down in December, the Manchester Evening News can reveal. It equates to a full year of salary, even though he only worked for less than nine months. Mr Hopkins was asked to leave […] […]
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