Man arrested with a knife and £200 worth of chocolate

Picture courtesy of Greater Manchester Police

Police from Ashton have arrested a man on the streets of Oldham suspected of stealing hundreds of pounds worth of chocolate bars and being armed with a knife.

Members of the Ashton Hurst force were on their way to the Annual Greater Manchester Police’s Community Christmas Dinner when they spotted the individual making off from a shop on Hollins Road in Oldham.

After a short foot chase they detained a man and found the collection of confectionary, a knife and also that he was wanted for failing to appear at court.

In all, the bag of Cadbury’s Twirls is thought to have been worth around £200.

A post on GMP’s Tameside North Facebook page read: “It would seem that the #AshtonHurst team will find trouble when not even in Tameside....

"Whilst on route to Force Headquarters with guests from the #AshtonHurst community who were attending the Annual GMP Community Christmas Dinner, they come across a male making off from a shop on Hollins Road, Oldham.”

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