Rioting beasts caged

Police chief praises public for support
THUGS involved in the Manchester and Salford riots are continuing to be dealt with by the courts as dozens more are charged.

Greater Manchester Police have now charged 97 of the 176 people arrested in connection with the disorder on Tuesday.

The latest to be sentenced include Jordan Kelly (20), of Kerswell Walk, Newton Heath, who was jailed for six months for going equipped after officers found him with a balaclava and a bin liner.

Other sentenced included Stefan Hoyle (19), of St Stephen Street, Salford, who was jailed for four months for theft after being caught with a stolen violin.

Aaron Grima (22), of Cromwell Road, Eccles, was jailed for four months for assaulting a police officer; and Paul Obonyano (42), of Cowesby Street, Moss Side, was jailed for 14 weeks for assaulting a police officer and a public-order offence.

Paul Ruane (48), of Croyden Drive, Newton Heath, was jailed for eight weeks for handling stolen goods.

A 15-year-old boy was arrested on suspicion of burglary after his mother handed him in when she spotted a picture of him attempting to prise open shutters of a shop in Salford during looting.

Shelley Bishop (38), of Leopold Street, Rochdale, was sentenced to two months imprisonment, suspended for 12 months, for being drunk and disorderly; and a 15-year-old girl, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was given a 10-month referral order after admitting burglary.

Chief Constable Peter Fahy said: “First I want to thank the amazing people of Greater Manchester for their continued support.

“Once again they have shown themselves to be endlessly resourceful and positive in the face of extremely challenging times. We will not stop until we have put people before the courts and our streets are safe.

“My officers have once again demonstrated their total commitment to the job, working long hours to ensure our streets are safe.

“This is a significant investigation and we will continue to release images of those who have been caught on CCTV committing criminal acts on our streets. Our commitment has been matched by our colleagues in the criminal justice system that dealt with offenders and fast-tracked them through the courts. We have put more than 70 people through the courts already and many more will be sent there.

“We continue to receive hundreds of images through Twitter and Facebook and we are working through these.”

Assistant chief constable Garry Shewan said: “After the disorder of Tuesday evening, we are now in the process of returning Manchester and Salford to normality and I want to stress as far as possible it is business as usual.”



THE Indian Association of Oldham will be holding special Hindu prayers on Sunday for the restoration of law and order in Britain. The ceremonies will be held at the Shri Radha Krishna Hindu temple on Schofield Street, Oldham, 10am-6pm.


How you can help
Have you pictures from the rioting? Help the police to bring the thugs to justice by uploading them to the Greater Manchester Police Facebook page at www.facebook.com/pages/Greater-Manchester-Police/166857596717601.

Anyone who recognises the people in the images or has any information can call 0800 092 0410 or Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800-555 111.