", The defendant said: "He was in a pub and someone came in with a balaclava and shot him in the leg.". Theres a lot more gangs in Manchester than there used to be and theyre more organised than they were in the 90s, explains DS Julie Connor. More than 150 of those have subsequently been charged for a range of drug, firearms and money-laundering offences. You can also send story ideas to northwest.newsonline@bbc.co.uk, Hundreds arrested as crime chat network cracked, Police appeal follows girl being sexually assaulted in Lees, Delight for Warrington residents with lottery cash win, McDonalds slashes menu prices by nearly 50 per cent, but youll need to be quick, Child killer Thomas Cashman's chilling desperate threats to love rival to hide his secret, Bury Pride 2023 photos show town celebrating "all forms of love", Bury schoolgirls run London Mini Marathon in memory of dad, Russia launches pre-dawn missile attack on Ukraine, Chaos at port as thousands rush to leave Sudan. It was discovered after law enforcement agencies cracked the "secret" Encrochat network used by criminals to message each other. Abdul Ghafar, 46, transferred 4kg of coke and at least 6.5 million in cash. After the handover Atkinson was back in touch and said he wanted to buy another seven kgs of drugs. The major incident team comprises of 150 detectives divided into 10 units dealing with the citys most serious crimes. Five months after the first kidnap and after several weeks on the run, Darren Berkeley handed himself into police. Blake Evers was convicted of GBH, possession of a firearm, blackmail, false imprisonment and kidnap. Some of the individuals sentenced here are some of the higher-level organised criminals that operate in Greater Manchester, and again demonstrate the unprecedented damage we as law enforcement are being able to inflict on multi-million-pound gangs as a result of EncroChat. 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"Did Daddy die? Atkinson then sent a 'mate' to meet Nevin near Manchester City's training ground in East Manchester. He was sentenced to 12 years in prison. He was sentenced to six years in prison. Police learned about the meetings near the Manchester City ground after reading messages sent on the EncroChat network, which was used by the criminals involved. When gang leader Leon Atkinson posted his grinning photo from his garden in Greater Manchester, officers were able to identify the others. With drug use on the rise, and organised crime gangs (OCGs) battling to keep their slice of the takings, bitter turf wars have broken out across Manchester. The talking points as Manchester City took on Fulham at Craven Cottage as the title race with Arsenal reaches the final stages of the season. "We shook hands and agreed to speak on the phone if we had any problems.". Something went wrong, please try again later. The Shorts and Atkinsons war began more than a decade ago when Frank Atkinson allegedly threatened to kill Davids brother John only to be shot a few weeks later. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. He was arrested in June when he landed back in the United Kingdom but was released on bail. After months on the run, Cregan lured Pc Nicola Hughes, 23, and Pc Fiona Bone, 32, with a bogus burglary report before he opened fire on the unarmed and unsuspecting officers, then using his "calling card" by throwing a hand grenade at the stricken victims. Dale Cregan in court, surrounded by police officers. I need the police quick.". The owner heard this and told Danny to go out. He intended to kill both Mark and his father David, but David happened to be in the bathroom at the time of the shooting. Something went wrong, please try again later. Drug dealer joked that his customer was 'fuming' over 'Man City password', Get the latest crime reports and stories from Liverpool Echo straight to your inbox. Jermaine Ward, 24, and Francis Dixon, 37, from Stalybridge, both deny the murder of David Short, the attempted murder of Sharon Hark and one count of causing an explosion. But when you see a gunman burst out of a house, into a busy residential street and shooting, in broad daylight with people sitting in their front gardens, children playing, the sun shining, at teatime, that is horrendous. Frank was left in a wheelchair after his kneecap was blown across a pub in September 2003. Inside the property, the victim's child is heard to say: "Did Daddy die? Manchester Crown Court was told Michael Nevin a courier working for the Cox family arranged to sell the drugs to Atkinson who sent a "mate" to meet him near Manchester City's training ground in . atkinson family manchester gangsters. 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On August 10, he went to David Shorts home in Clayton and attacked him shooting him nine times with a Glock before throwing a grenade and blowing up his body. Leon Atkinson, 35, was accused of plotting revenge on the Short family after a man slapped his mother Theresa during a boozy pub row. "The gangs in Manchester still have their roots from the gangs that were around in the 80s and 90s," says DS Connor. The killer of an eight-year-old girl, a Strangeways protester and an armed robbery gang are among the serious criminals who were locked up in Greater Manchester in April. The team suspect this location could be where the torture took place, and police are given a warrant to search the property on Mancunian Road in Denton. At Manchester Crown Court Atkinson of Brindley Close, Atherton, was sentenced to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy to supply class A drugs and conspiracy to transfer criminal property. The vehicle used by the killers - a stolen Audi A4 - was found burnt out in a nearby street and rumours that the execution was carried out by local gang leader Wade Cox soon reached the ears of the MIT unit investigating the crime. Relatives and associates of the father and son, murdered by a hit squad including double cop killer Dale Cregan, are furious the man they believe ordered the first killing walked free. More footage, in a local gym, showed one suspected accomplice, Callum Halpin, retrieving a phone from pal Conor Cornforth. A month later, a 999 call is made to GMP by a local resident who has reported seeing a man being 'trailed' out of a property on Maine Road in Moss Side. He was described in court as a 'regional' cocaine supplier who sold on drugs imported into the UK by a contact. "Because of the level of violence used, the victim said 'I will take you somewhere to get some money,'" DCI Clitherow says. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. There were little girls running around playing in their princess dresses, she told the Manchester Evening News. Detective inspector Roger Smethurst, from the Serious and Organised Crime Group, said: This was an extremely sophisticated drugs gang that effectively distributed mass quantities of cocaine across the north-west. Manchester City currently find themselves one point clear of Arsenal in the Premier League table, with Pep Guardiola's side also having a game in hand on the Gunners. An additional gang member, Elliot Cummings was identified by facial recognition experts. He was sentenced to nine years in prison. Minutes later three men in balaclavas burst into the same house and threatened the occupant - a drug addict known as Peanut - telling him they would shoot his kneecaps unless he called Anton and lure him back to the house. But dad Atkinson, who stood trial for murder and three counts of attempted murder, said lunatic Cregan acted alone. A second meeting was also held near to Manchester City's training ground. The first episode of 'The Detectives: fighting organised crime' aired on Tuesday night, and focuses on the horrific kidnapping and torture of two men in November and December 2018. Manchester City currently find themselves one point clear of Arsenal in the Premier League table, with Pep Guardiola's side also having a game in hand on the Gunners. Wade Cox was convicted of murder and given a 36 year sentence. May bank holiday Monday opening times for Aldi, ASDA, Tesco, Lidl, M&S, Morrisons and Sainsbury's, Supermarket opening and closing hours for early sping bank holiday Monday, May 1, Man City's next six Premier League fixtures compared with Arsenal ahead of West Ham clash. A second man, named Blake Evers is also arrested at the address. "We shook hands and agreed to speak on the phone if we had any problems.". May bank holiday Monday opening times for Aldi, ASDA, Tesco, Lidl, M&S, Morrisons and Sainsbury's, Supermarket opening and closing hours for early sping bank holiday Monday, May 1, Man City's next six Premier League fixtures compared with Arsenal ahead of West Ham clash. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. The killer of an eight-year-old girl, a Strangeways protester and an armed robbery gang are among the serious criminals who were locked up in Greater Manchester in April. 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Two policewomen, Nicola Hughes and Fiona Bone, arrived at the scene a short time later. Now you can see what I mean when I say he was a respected man. This second meeting was also held near to Manchester City's training ground. Three men are seen climbing into the stolen Audi - including Wade Cox -after handing their mobile phones to other gang members who drive in the opposite direction. David was distraught and would have taken immediate revenge. Something went wrong, please try again later. "With the rise in drugs there is a lot of money floating around in the criminal world so there is an increase in criminals robbing other criminals.". A violent gang who stole over 1m of cocaine from a Liverpool stash house arranged to sell on the drugs to criminals near the Manchester City training ground. The jury heard that David Short thought Cregan was responsible for a "very serious attack" on him when he was run off his bike and had his throat cut. They warned us they were going to kill daddy. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. He was sentenced to 19 years in prison. We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. He has refused to cooperate with the investigation. He told the police that his reason for murdering police officers was because You were hounding my family so I took it out on yous. Cregan resented the police for not taking David Shorts threats against his family seriously, and so justified the attacks on Hughes and Bone because he believed they had done nothing to protect him and his family. CCTV footage shows the men bashing the victim's head into the car and pistol whipping him, before he is bundled into the boot of the vehicle. "Moss side, Salford, Fallowfield, Cheetham Hill. "A very good friend of Dale Cregan?" It is clear no criminal is untouchable, and no unscrupulous individual is safe from detection. YouTubeThe two policewomen who responded to Cregans fake call, and ended up murdered. Nevin, 35, who worked as a courier for the Cox gang, had pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply cocaine, conspiracy to supply cannabis and conspiracy to possess criminal property. Cregan, who is also a convicted drug-dealer, lost his left eye in unknown circumstances years ago. Greater Manchester Police and the North West Regional Crime Unit later arrested the main participants in the conspiracy. Atkinson was identified as the ringleader when he sent the photograph, taken in his garden during England's first coronavirus lockdown in 2020, to a leading member of another drugs gang. 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People are scared of him', Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag makes Casemiro admission. Ahmed was also jailed for six years after being found guilty of conspiracy to transfer criminal property and being concerned in an arrangement which facilitates the acquisition, retention, use or control of criminal property. "It was just one of those incidents which did creep over into that civilian side. Luke, known as Tank to his friends, took five bullets but was killed instantly by the first, which zig-zagged through his chest and severed an artery. Four of the five men captured during raids were given sentences totalling almost 40 years on Monday and Tuesday. How is your father?". Liverpool man Richard Caswell conspired with the Cox crime family to steal 30kg of cocaine from a house on Croxdale Road West in Liverpool. Now you can see why this war is not over.. The judge, Mrs Justice Cuts, said the choice to commit the crime in daylight, in a residential area, added to the horrific nature of the murder. Charlie Atkinson, who drove Coxs phone away and provided him with an alibi, was given eight years for assisting an indictable offence. At the handover, Nevin sold six kilograms of cocaine to Nathan Powell, who used the Encro handle 'Festivetape.' His hands and legs have been cable tied in a method referred to as 'hogtied.'. Well over 200 people have been detained by GMP since the launch of Operation Venetic by the National Crime Agency in July 2020. Giving evidence under cross-examination from prosecutor Nicholas Clarke QC, Atkinson said David Short had smacked him in the mouth "for looking at him". Man killed and seven stabbed in rampage near nightclub, Man who served 15 years for murder his brother confessed to awarded $7,500,000. 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Detective Chief Inspector, Roger Smethurst, of GMP, commenting on the picture Atkinson sent Jason Cox, said: "He became so confident in the security of these devices that they became very blas about using them. Leon Atkinson sent this smiling photo to Jason Cox of a Salford crime family which. The victim is taken to a house in Denton where he is tortured for 25 hours before a ransom of 34,000 is paid. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. Ive been a police officer since 1992 and Ive got to know the gangs of Manchester pretty well, she says. Thats two members of a prominent family taken out. Anthony Wilkinson, 33, from Beswick, Manchester, denies the murder of David Short, the attempted murder of Sharon Hark, possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life and causing an explosion. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. Using the handles 'Carrothorn' and 'Maidenbear' Atkinson messaged the Cox clan to negotiate buying from them half of 1m worth of cocaine they had stolen from an infamous Liverpool crime gang. The man is just one of many who have fallen victim to the brutality of Greater Manchester's most notorious crime gangs. Paris Bostock is a known violent offender, linked to organised crime. Smiling, having a few beers in the garden during the first lockdown. The victim and Paris Bostock are within the DNA mix. FlickrDale Cregan in court, surrounded by police officers. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. It is alleged that Cregan and four others acted on the orders of Leon Atkinson, 35, to shoot a rival family in a pub in Droylsden, Manchester, last May. One woman interviewed, who names Cox as the killer, is heard refusing to give a statement for fear of reprisals. Atkinson and three others were found not guilty of the murder of Mark Short. A truce was called in 2009 but the peace was shattered with the shooting at the Cotton Tree last May. Meanwhile, inside the address where the first victim is suspected to have been tortured, a paint removing gun, hot plates and tape with blood and hair are recovered. Greater Manchester Police and the North West Regional Crime Unit later arrested the main participants in the conspiracy. Prosecutors claimed he organised the assassination of amateur boxer Mark, 23, at the Cotton Tree Inn in Droylsden, Manchester, during phone calls from North Wales. His step-dad, Darren Berkeley, is suspected of being linked to at least one of the kidnaps, and DS Connor believes he may be the mastermind behind the kidnappings. But his phone records show he was several miles away when Luke died. After the bloody attack, accomplices helped hide Cregan, so police were not immediately able to find and arrest him. That led to the death of Mark Short in the Cotton Tree in Droylsden and was then followed three months later by a fatal gun and grenade assault on the victim's father, David. Instead, Cregan killed Mark Short and injured three other men: John Collins, Michael Belcher, and Ryan Pridding, who were also in the pub at the time. A six shooter. Dale Cregan was a notorious one-eyed killer, whose involvement in a decades-long feud with the Short family led to the death of two policewomen in Greater Manchester, England in 2012. Sign up to the Daily Star's newsletter. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. At the handover Nevin sold six kilograms of cocaine to a criminal who used the Encro handle . This is a dangerous gang who have killed someone already.. Mohammed Ali, 32, from Chadderton, denies assisting an offender. A sum of 34,000 was dropped in a bag on Langport Avenue in Withington. Back at Nexus House, CCTV specialist technology is used to try and identify the four other offenders. After putting out an alert on Bostock, Julie receives a call from a covert officer to say the Mercedes in question had been parked outside a suspected crack house on the day of the kidnapping. The bounty has been on offer since the 34-year-old was placed behind bars in . 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