GMP Update: 24/04/2022

Let's have a look at some of the latest stories from Greater Manchester Police

Manchester woman charged with 11 counts of fraud

Petula Hatzer will appear at Manchester and Salford Magistrates' Court on 19 May 2022. She has been charged with 10 charges of fraud by false representation and one charge of fraud by abuse of position. The allegations related to incidents that took place in north Manchester between 2018 and 2021.

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Police warn that action will be taken against those who throw bricks onto motorway

After a recent and worrying increase in incidents involving objects, in particular bricks, being thrown at vehicles travelling on the motorway in Greater Manchester, Greater Manchester Police (GMP) has released a warning to those who may be thinking of taking part in such dangerous and irresponsible behaviour.

Last year, a series of these incidents on the M60 involving young people, resulted in damage to the windscreens of a number of vehicles, and in one instance the windscreen of a car was smashed as a woman was driving across the motorway, forcing her to stop on the hard shoulder.

Superintendent Julie Ellison, of GMP’s Specialist Operation Teams, said: “It goes without saying that behaviour such as this is reckless and puts multiple lives in unnecessary danger."

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She added: "Not only can it cause serious damage to vehicles, but even more worryingly, it can result in serious injury to those travelling in the vehicle and potentially cause a devastating collision."

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