YouTubeThe two policewomen who responded to Cregans fake call, and ended up murdered. "There's been an increase in criminals robbing other criminals," says DS Connor. Wade Cox was convicted of murder and given a 36 year sentence. A second meeting was also held near to Manchester City's training ground. Feb 2016. . Charlie Atkinson, who drove Coxs phone away and provided him with an alibi, was given eight years for assisting an indictable offence. Relatives and associates of the father and son, murdered by a hit squad including double cop killer Dale Cregan, are furious the man they believe ordered the first killing walked free. 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Police said: We recovered an image of Atkinson drinking beer in his garden during the Covid lockdown. When Luke and Anton returned, the men ran out of the house, and began shooting into the open van door at point blank range. Travel agent scammed friends and family out of . At the end of the day he was a dad and his son had been murdered. Its the children and grandchildren of those gang members that are now finding their own gangs. But the reputation for extreme violence among the gang means police were met with a wall of silence - even from victim Anton. We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. When Manchester was known as . Judge Patrick Field QC told Monks-Gorton that although he was not involved in planning the raid he 'facilitated entry to the house' by posing as a delivery driver. The chilling murder of dad-of-two Luke Graham features in tonights episode of BBC2s The Detectives: Fighting Organised Crime, and highlights the brutal and brazen violence plaguing the streets of the city. Chillingly, Cox has a tattoo tribute to Cregan and his accomplice Anthony Wilkinson, which features a grenade and the words friends have the same enemies.. Ive been a police officer since 1992 and Ive got to know the gangs of Manchester pretty well, she says. "I had a fight with one of their nephewstwo of their nephews. An old lady carrying her shopping hurries indoors and a boy on a bike cycles away as four more bullets are emptied into a van and a blood-spattered body slumps out of the passenger door. And theres definitely more access to guns as well.. His father has just been kidnapped by a gang of four masked men, one armed with a gun, from their house in Heaton Moor, Stockport. "We just said there was no use in fighting," Atkinson told his murder trial. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. Using the handles 'Carrothorn' and 'Maidenbear' Atkinson messaged the Cox clan to negotiate buying from them half of 1m worth of cocaine they had stolen from an infamous Liverpool crime gang. The two policewomen who responded to Cregans fake call, and ended up murdered. Manchester United took a big step towards securing Champions League football for next season after notching a 1-0 victory over Aston Villa at Old Trafford on Sunday. He told the police that his reason for murdering police officers was because You were hounding my family so I took it out on yous. Cregan resented the police for not taking David Shorts threats against his family seriously, and so justified the attacks on Hughes and Bone because he believed they had done nothing to protect him and his family. A father and son were seriously injured when attacked with a machete and axe during the theft. This wont be let go. Casemiro was back to his best for Man Utd in their win against Aston Villa in the Premier League and Erik ten Hag has given his verdict on the holding midfielder. And the situation isnt unique to Manchester. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. Leon Atkinson, 35, was accused of plotting revenge on the Short family after a man slapped his mother Theresa during a boozy pub row. But the image of him relaxing in the sunshine was key evidence in his downfall as a big time drugs dealer. The talking points as Manchester City took on Fulham at Craven Cottage as the title race with Arsenal reaches the final stages of the season. Man killed and seven stabbed in rampage near nightclub, Man who served 15 years for murder his brother confessed to awarded $7,500,000. Powell, of Cheney Close, Openshaw, admitted the same offences and is due to be sentenced on Thursday. Police learned about the meetings near the Manchester City ground after reading messages sent on the EncroChat network, which was used by the criminals involved. Distributors Adam Marsden, 37, and Nathan Powell, 31, sourced and supplied over six stone (40kg) of cocaine between them. "Mainly organised criminals largely target people of a similar stature - they are not going after members of the public. Sign up to the Daily Star's newsletter. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. Mohammed Ali, 32, from Chadderton, denies assisting an offender. A revolver. Manchester City currently find themselves one point clear of Arsenal in the Premier League table, with Pep Guardiola's side also having a game in hand on the Gunners. It is alleged that Cregan and four others acted on the orders of Leon Atkinson, 35, to shoot a rival family in a pub in Droylsden, Manchester, last May. Nevin joked with Atkinson that the customer had been left 'fuming.'. But the ultimate goal is to get them.". Greater Manchester Police and the North West Regional Crime Unit later arrested the main participants in the conspiracy. How is your father?". Paris Bostock was convicted of false imprisonment and blackmail for the first kidnap. The prosecutor suggested it was "more than that" and that he suffered a broken jaw first after being struck with the butt of a sawn-off shotgun. The man in the red Armani T-shirt is Leon Atkinson, a target criminal for GMP and close friend of cop killer Dale Cregan. VideoThe secret mine that hid the Nazis' stolen treasure, LGBT troops take love for Eurovision to front line, Why an Indian comedian is challenging fake news rules. Greater Manchester Police and the North West Regional Crime Unit later arrested the main participants in the conspiracy. On a hot sunny day in June 2018, just before 5pm, drug dealer Luke Graham and his associate Anton Verigota dropped some crack and heroin at a house in Birch Street, Ashton-Under-Lyne, and drove away in a silver van. He knows that it is taxed but not who it has been taxed from. "Did Daddy die? You were hounding my family so I took it out on yous. The court heard that the criminals involved in the handover used the password 'Man City' for the meeting. With Cox in custody, the unit have to work swiftly to arrest his suspected accomplices - and eight warrants for arrest are issued. The court heard that the criminals involved in the handover used the password 'Man City' for the meeting. Cregan knew he faced a shitstorm for taking out his son. 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