Jon Close News Today

A shoplifter who hit 10 Bolton town centre shops in over a single day claimed he “couldn’t remember” the string of thefts.

A drug dealer was caught with cocaine and heroin despite being arrested and released under investigation “not once, not twice” but three times.

A would-be thief from Farnworth tried to steal a motorbike before riding it into a man and then being pinned down by him.

A burglar is facing deportation after he was finally caught four years after acting as a lookout when a woman’s bungalow was targeted.

An ex-nurse whose life had “spiralled out of control” stole a purse and medication from a vulnerable woman in a hotel.

Gemma Fletcher, pictured, had been a respected healthcare assistant working in the A&E unit at her local hospital but in 2019 she suffered a back injury whilst in labour.

A member of the "Bolton 7" sexually abused three boys in the 1990s, a jury has found.

The uncle of Reese Tansey was brutally attacked by teenagers after he went to a convenience store.

The uncle of Reese Tansey was brutally attacked by teenagers after he went to a convenience store.

A motorcyclist was chased down at high speed by a police helicopter and dogs while already serving a driving ban.