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Yahoo
42 minutes ago
- Yahoo
Actions of quick-thinking police officer lead to downfall of cocaine crook
The actions of a quick-thinking police officer led to the downfall of a drug dealer from Greater Manchester, who had been selling cocaine across Cheshire. At 8.45am on May 24 this year, the officer from Cheshire Constabulary stopped a vehicle in Northwich. The driver mentioned she was collecting a man named Enrico Poli from an address in Dock Road, Northwich, where he had been staying with a friend. READ MORE: Dad dies minutes after sitting down to eat sandwich READ MORE: Friends left stunned at Manchester Airport after landing £24,000 in terminal Recognising the address and the friend's name from intelligence about drug-related activity in the area, the officer alerted colleagues. At 9.02am, a colleague attended the address in Dock Road to conduct enquiries in relation to this intelligence when they saw a man, later identified as Poli, leave the property and quickly walk away, without acknowledging the officer. The officer attempted to engage with Poli, who refused to give any details and carried on walking, before the officer stopped him. The 34-year-old was found in possession of £345 in cash and a snap bag of cocaine. At Chester Crown Court Poli, aged 34, of Riding Close, Sale, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to supply cocaine. He was sentenced to five years and seven months in jail. Police Constable Andy Collict said: "I welcome the substantial custodial sentence handed to Poli and I hope this sends a stark warning to anyone who thinks they can come to Northwich to sell drugs and get away with it. 'It was thanks to intelligence about drug activity in the area and officer intuition that Poli was caught as he tried to flee an address and he was left with no choice but to plead guilty to the offences. 'If you have any information about drugs offences in your community, please contact us via 101 or through our website and we'll do the rest.'
BBC News
a day ago
- BBC News
Apology after 200 people turn up for 'wild party' in rental home
The owner of a holiday rental has apologised after hundreds of people turned up for what turned out to be a "wild party" at the house which was booked for eight guests. One of the owners of the five-bed house on Falcon Close in Rochdale, Greater Manchester said booking was made for what they were told was a gender reveal gathering on Wednesday he said he and his co-owner began receiving "concerned messages" from neighbours about loud music coming from the house at about 19:00 BST They arrived at the house and found around 200 people at the property, a live DJ playing and "huge speakers set up". He said: "We tried our best to shut the party down but our efforts failed due to the sheer amount of people at the house and people continuing to arrive."Police were called to the house to move on the partygoers, who then carried on into the streets until the early hours of Thursday, the co-owner said. He apologised for the disturbance, and said the party - believed to have been advertised on social media - was "completely against our house rules" and "not what our [house] was set up for". "We were lied to and were victims ourselves and received around £2,000 worth of damages to our home carpets and furniture," he said. Further measures were being put in place to prevent similar incidents in future, he said. Listen to the best of BBC Radio Manchester on Sounds and follow BBC Manchester on Facebook, X, and Instagram. You can also send story ideas to
The Independent
a day ago
- The Independent
Man seen on CCTV calmly walking in city after killing wife as she pushed pram
A 'violent, jealous, controlling' husband who stabbed his wife to death as she pushed their baby in a pram after tracking her to a women's refuge was captured on CCTV casually walking around a city centre in the minutes after the murder. Habibur Masum launched a 'ferocious' daylight knife attack on Kulsuma Akter before leaving her 'bleeding to death in the gutter' and calmly walking away from her and their seven-month-old son. A court heard Masum, 26, followed Ms Akter, 27, to a refuge in Bradford where she had been staying after he held a knife to her throat following an assault at their home in Greater Manchester. After tracking his wife through her phone location, Masum was seen on CCTV in the days leading up to the fatal attack 'loitering, watching and waiting' in streets around the hostel, jurors heard. He sent Ms Akter messages threatening to kill her family members if she did not return to him, before trying to lure her out by sending fake messages from a local GP practice pretending their son had an appointment. Bradford Crown Court heard Ms Akter eventually felt safe enough to leave the refuge on April 6 last year after Masum updated his Facebook page falsely claiming to be in Spain. He confronted her as she was walking in the city centre and was seen on CCTV trying to steer her and the pram away before pulling a knife from his jacket and launching the 'brutal attack' when he realised she was not coming with him, prosecutor Stephen Wood KC told jurors. CCTV footage of the attack, played during the trial, captured Ms Akter's screams as Masum stabbed her at least 25 times, put her on the ground and kicked her 'as a final insult' before lifting her head and cutting her throat. Footage released by police after Masum's conviction shows him calmly walking away from the murder scene and through Bradford city centre. Jurors heard Masum travelled almost 200 miles south to Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, and was arrested in the early hours of April 9 in a car park near Stoke Mandeville Hospital, where he had gone to be treated for 'lockjaw'. During the trial, Masum refused to watch footage of the attack but jurors heard that during his first police interview he requested to see it, with Mr Wood saying he wanted to see what officers 'had on him'. When he gave evidence through a Bengali interpreter, Masum said he did not remember killing his wife and had taken a knife with him intending to stab himself in front of her if she did not 'listen to him'. He broke down in tears as he claimed to have 'lost control' when Ms Akter told him there would be no shortage of people willing to replace him as a father to their son. But Mr Wood said his tears 'were as fake as his claims of self harm' and that 'the only person Habibur Masum feels sorry for is himself'. The prosecutor said the relationship between Masum and Ms Akter was 'an abusive relationship characterised by his jealousy, possessiveness and controlling behaviour'. Jurors heard the couple met and married in Bangladesh, and came to the UK in 2022 after he obtained a student visa and enrolled on a Masters course to study marketing. On November 23 2023 he became jealous over a 'completely innocuous' message she received from a male colleague and was accused of assault by grabbing her face, slapping her and pulling her hair. He was cleared of that charge. The court heard he told her he was going to murder her, and held a knife to her throat the next day. Masum was arrested and charged over the incident, with Ms Akter deciding to leave him and being moved to the Bradford refuge by Oldham social services in January 2024. The court heard that while she was at the refuge, Masum sent her a photo of the front of the building with a message saying: 'I know that you are living in this place. I knew from the first day you moved here. 'If I had any wish to kill you, I could have from the first day. You do not know what you have lost but one day you will understand. Nobody will love you like I do.' The court heard Ms Akter's social worker arranged for her to be rehoused and she was due to move on April 8, but in the meantime she heard from Masum's brother that he was in Spain, and 'felt safe to leave the refuge' on the day she was killed. The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) said no officers will face action after Ms Akter contacted West Yorkshire Police a week before she was killed saying Masum had sent her death threats. The watchdog said officers were sent to the area but no suspect was found, and an intelligence report was then shared with Greater Manchester Police three days later. Masum had pleaded guilty to manslaughter but denied murder. On Friday he was found guilty of the more serious charge, as well as one charge of assault, one count of making threats to kill and one charge of stalking. He pleaded guilty to possession of a knife in public. Masum did not visibly react as the verdicts were read out. He was told by the judge Mr Justice Cotter, that he will be sentenced on July 22, when the minimum term for his life sentence will be determined.
Yahoo
a day ago
- Yahoo
Police target junction for begging after people spoken to 'dozens of times'
Police have spoken to homeless people "dozens of times" over the last eight months as part of efforts to stop begging at a specific junction. Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said that the Bolton neighbourhood team has been taking a direct and targeted approach to vulnerable people. They said they regularly patrol areas where they are known to visit or pass through, and provide them with checks and signpost those in need. Police have focused efforts on the area where the A666 meets Topp Way, as many people have reported begging in the area. This includes on the streets and at traffic lights. Officers can signpost homeless people to support services offered by the local authority, charities and partners. However, they can also issue out punishments when needed. The first is usually a community protection warning, which tells people to change their behaviour if it is causing problems in the area. Have a story? Get in touch at If they still do not change their behaviour, a community protection notice can then be given - which can lead to a criminal behaviour order. Both provide specifications for the recipient to follow. Prosecution is an option for the last resort, if none of the notices or orders have been obeyed. READ MORE: Man and woman charged after attack on teenager in Heaton READ MORE: Police find body in search for 28-year-old missing Leigh man READ MORE: Jack Naylor found guilty of murdering Thomas Gomm in Boothstown attack Sergeant Zach Keneally, from GMP's Bolton Neighbourhood Team, said: 'We work incredibly closely with our local partners to ensure that those who need help in our communities get the assistance they need. 'While we will always first seek to engage and support, we will never hesitate to take the appropriate action when criminal offences are committed and it the right course of action. 'Ultimately, we are there to serve Bolton in multiple ways, and engagement and support for those who may be vulnerable or at risk of falling into crime is a key part of ongoing prevention work.'
The Sun
a day ago
- The Sun
Gender reveal party for 8 people descends into CHAOS when 200 guests rock up after invite ‘went viral'
A GENDER reveal party for 8 people descended into chaos when 200 guests rocked up after the invite "went viral". An Airbnb property where a gender reveal party was held descended into 'absolute chaos' and 'mayhem' as up to 200 youngsters showed up. 3 3 3 Police were called to a usually quiet cul-de-sac in the Norden area of Rochdale to break up the massive crowd. Residents of Falcon Close said crowds of youngsters gathered on the street, and it took officers in Tactical Aid Unit vans around two hours to clear them out. The Manchester Evening News obtained an image showing the scale of the gathering, amid speculation that word of the party spread on social media. Residents initially thought it was an "after party" for school leavers following a prom, but the M.E.N. spoke to a man claiming to be the property owner, who said it had been booked for a gender reveal with just eight guests. "They looked in their 20s to me," one resident of Falcon Close said. He added: "It was their presence that became quite threatening really. "It was absolute mayhem." "It was very, very scary when I looked out of the window last night," another resident said. They added: "It took the police two hours to clear them out." A Golf GTI later crashed into the front of a house on nearby Edenfield Road, although it is not known whether the incident is linked to the party. Greater Manchester Police has refused to comment. The Airbnb, which has five bedrooms, a pool table and a hot tub, was first offered for rent in October. The owner, who didn't give his full name, said the incident on Wednesday evening had "cast a bit of a shadow"on the property, but promised to prevent anything similar from happening there again. He said: "We got up there as quickly as we could and got it shut down with the police." Other residents have complained about past problems with Airbnb renters on the street, saying their "uncaring" behaviour has caused tension and ill feeling in the neighbourhood. "There are quite a few elderly people around here," added one. They said: "Usually, it's a very quiet cul-de-sac, we all stick together and look after each other." Another resident, posting on a local Facebook page, called what happened "horrendous". They wrote: "Complete disregard for people living on Falcon Close - young families and elderly people. Totally unacceptable. "This Airbnb needs to be shut down. "It's not right to expect local families to tolerate this." Listed on Airbnb, the property is called Falcon House and can be rented for between £350 and £750 per night, depending on the day of the week. No further details have been revealed.
