The incident in Westhoughton was captured on dash-cam and police are appealing for information The footage shows a man dressed in dark clothing walking across Sainsbury s car park off Cricketers Way at around 11.20am as a woman is climbing into her car. He gets into the vehicle and she jumps out screaming as a person rushes over to help and the man drives off. The driver who recorded the dash cam footage, who prefers not to be named, said: “A woman had come out of the supermarket and was walking towards her car, it was a BMW 4x4. “She climbed into the front seat but a man came out of the bushes from across the car park all dressed in black and climbed into the vehicle.
A YOUNG couple who lost their jobs have been sleeping rough in a car for more than a year. Emily Gribbin, 21, and Brandon Wood, 22, have been living in their Skoda Fabia and battling through the pandemic with no money to their name. The pair, who lost their jobs as they couldn’t afford to pay for petrol to get to work, have been washing in nearby shops and relying on weekly food parcels. Now the couple are accusing Basildon Council of failing to help them in their struggle. Officers are understood to have visited their car, in the town’s Matalan car park in Cricketers Way, but the pair were out on a walk at the time.
A YOUNG couple who lost their jobs have been sleeping rough in a car for more than a year. Emily Gribbin, 21, and Brandon Wood, 22, have been living in their Skoda Fabia and battling through the pandemic with no money to their name. The pair, who lost their jobs as they couldn’t afford to pay for petrol to get to work, have been washing in nearby shops and relying on weekly food parcels. Now the couple are accusing Basildon Council of failing to help them in their struggle. Officers are understood to have visited their car, in the town’s Matalan car park in Cricketers Way, but the pair were out on a walk at the time.
SHOCKING: Wigan Road in Westhoughton A MAN was stabbed and another man had his car stolen in a terrifying attack in Westhoughton – as police hunt for two suspects. Police were sent to Wigan Road after two men, both aged 22, were approached by two thugs, who threatened them with a knife. One of the victims was then stabbed before the two offenders left the scene in the other victim s black Renault Clio, driving towards Cricketers Way. The man who was stabbed was taken to hospital for a minor injury but he was later discharged. The shocking attack happened just after after 7.45pm on Wednesday, December 9.
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