Five months after the first kidnap and after several weeks on the run, Darren Berkeley handed himself into police. The Story Of Dale Cregan, The Deranged One-Eyed Killer - All That's A new BBC documentary shows how Organised Crime Groups (OCGs) are terrorising the city, as GMP's Major Incident Team work to bring down the Manchester's most dangerous criminals, Sign up for our daily newsletter to get the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox. Police believe Atkinson has been the head of a Tameside organised crime group for a decade. Some of the individuals sentenced here are some of the higher-level organised criminals that operate in Greater Manchester, and again demonstrate the unprecedented damage we as law enforcement are being able to inflict on multi-million-pound gangs as a result of EncroChat. Cregan 'lives in fear after gangster offers 20k for remaining EYE' 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. How well do you know Liverpool's shopping centres? He gathered his gun and, wearing a balaclava, burst into the Cotton Tree pub two weeks later, where Mark Short was having a drink. Atkinson told the court the peace did not last long and that he had been involved in trouble before with David Short, who he said had punched him 'for looking at me'. At a pub in Greater Manchester, the matriarch of the Atkinson family, Theresa Atkinson, was celebrating a Greater Manchester win, when she hit Raymond Young, a member of the Short family. 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. 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. The man is just one of many who have fallen victim to the brutality of Greater Manchester's most notorious crime gangs. A father and son suffered serious injuries during the raid when they were slashed and beaten by Caswell, Jason and Craig Cox. The two policewomen who responded to Cregans fake call, and ended up murdered. 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. He told the jury that was not the case and that he was content with the man's explanation about the incident in which Atkinson conceded his mother was "drunk" and "bladdered". Mr Langhorn described how Nevin arranged to sell drugs to Leon Atkinson in the Openshaw area of Manchester. He was sentenced to nine years in prison. Det Chief Supt Jon Chadwick, head of the forces Serious and Organised Crime Group, said mobs across the country are the biggest threat to the UKs security. "Moss side, Salford, Fallowfield, Cheetham Hill. Cregan knew he faced a shitstorm for taking out his son. He used to be a doorman and was fearless. The prosecutor asked: "Your father, has he ever told you who he thought was responsible? DCI Liz Hopkinson, who headed up the investigation into 31-year-old Lukes murder, was shocked at the recklessness of the killers. Following a short pursuit, officers intercepted the car, who found no money and one man - Paris Bostock. They had no shame in profiting from flooding communities not just with illicit substances but also with the misery, violence and deprivation that come with it. An underworld pal of David said: I remember I was 18 in a club called Cherries in Droylsden and there was a man called Danny Mason head doorman at the time. 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After the handover Atkinson was back in touch and said he wanted to buy another seven kgs of drugs. Caswell will be sentenced with Jason Cox, Craig Cox, Lee Cox next month. "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. 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. This must have been a terrifying event. "These people are either very dangerous or very reckless.". Abdul Ghafar, 46, transferred 4kg of coke and at least 6.5 million in cash. Organised crime is one of our top priorities at GMP and we continue to do all we can to rid our streets of drugs, gangs and violence that tear communities apart.. At the handover, Nevin sold six kilograms of cocaine to Nathan Powell, who used the Encro handle 'Festivetape.' Forensic officers find what appears to be an arm restraint, and a form of blowtorch. How smiling beer pic helped snare cocaine boss who thought he was CCTV footage shows the men bashing the victim's head into the car and pistol whipping him, before he is bundled into the boot of the vehicle. When police went to re-arrest him, he could not be found, having moved his family out of his home and into a hotel in an attempt to lay low. 'It was crazy': Residents wake to 'almighty bang' and sirens following 'serious' crash on main road, One person was taken to hospital following the five-vehicle crash on Sunday morning (April 30), "My house looked like it had been burgled after my marriage broke down - now I help other hoarders clear out their clutter", Janine McDonald's house became cluttered after she lost her job and her marriage broke down, forcing her to live on just 800 a month. Wade Cox was convicted of murder and given a 36 year sentence. The shocking scene, caught in CCTV, was no war torn country - but a quiet street in East Manchester on a bright, sunny afternoon in 2018. Leon Atkinson and David Short shook hands at the end of the talks. Almost 800 people were arrested across the UK after French officials hacked the Encrochat platform enabling police to read text messages. The killer of an eight-year-old girl, a Strangeways protester and an armed robbery gang are among the serious criminals who were locked up in Greater Manchester in April. The court heard that the criminals involved in the handover used the password 'Man City' for the meeting. 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On August 10, he went to David Shorts home in Clayton and attacked him shooting him nine times with a Glock before throwing a grenade and blowing up his body. Meanwhile, inside the address where the first victim is suspected to have been tortured, a paint removing gun, hot plates and tape with blood and hair are recovered. The victim and Paris Bostock are within the DNA mix. Leon Atkinson, 35, was accused of plotting revenge on the Short family after a man slapped his mother Theresa during a boozy pub row. (back row left to right) Jermaine Ward, Luke Livesey, Ryan Hadfield, (middle row left to right:) Leon Atkinson, Francis Dixon, Anthony Wilkinson and (front row left to right:) Dale Cregan, Damian Gorman, Matthew James, Mohammed Ali. On another occasion a young girl was being bullied by a man at a club called Chickabits. Gang violence had broken out in a place where young families lived, she said. Also involved in the dealing was Romiz Ahmad, 39, of Rossall Road, Rochdale, who was convicted of money laundering vast sums of cash on behalf of the gang. Greater Manchester Police and the North West Regional Crime Unit later arrested the main participants in the conspiracy. On Monday CCTV footage was played in court of the raid. The Crown had alleged Atkinson had recruited Cregan to commit the murder of Mark Short after his mother had been slapped 12 days earlier by a member of the Short family. I dont want to die for saying someones name to the police.. To see all content on The Sun, please use the Site Map. Man killed and seven stabbed in rampage near nightclub, Man who served 15 years for murder his brother confessed to awarded $7,500,000. Nevin joked with Atkinson that the customer had been left 'fuming.'. Of course comebacks were planned but with the trial on no one could do anything. "It is rare, but that's why I think that his sentence was so high., The Detectives: Fighting Organised Crime airs on BBC2 at 9pm tonight, News Group Newspapers Limited in England No. Is climate change killing Australian wine? After learning about Dale Cregan, read about Gary Ridgeway, one of the worst serial killers in American history. They take over their houses. Feb 2016. . "The gangs in Manchester still have their roots from the gangs that were around in the 80s and 90s," says DS Connor. "I had a fight with one of their nephewstwo of their nephews. The Short family and the Atkinson family were both known to be involved in drug and gang violence, and long-standing tension reached a boiling point in May of 2012. A revolver. 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They use people with physical, mental disabilities, children, women who are desperate for money, drug users. With Cox in custody, the unit have to work swiftly to arrest his suspected accomplices - and eight warrants for arrest are issued. 'It was crazy': Residents wake to 'almighty bang' and sirens following 'serious' crash on main road, One person was taken to hospital following the five-vehicle crash on Sunday morning (April 30), "My house looked like it had been burgled after my marriage broke down - now I help other hoarders clear out their clutter", Janine McDonald's house became cluttered after she lost her job and her marriage broke down, forcing her to live on just 800 a month. READ MORE:Liverpool man's role in 1m cocaine heist shocks the underworld. Leon Atkinson and David Short shook hands at the end of the talks, Don't miss out on the big stories from Manchester's courts with our weekly newsletter. The killer of an eight-year-old girl, a Strangeways protester and an armed robbery gang are among the serious criminals who were locked up in Greater Manchester in April. "They were beating my feet and asking me for money. Detective Chief Inspector Smethurst said: "We started to look at messages Atkinson had sent and saw that he was involved in the supply of class A drugs and he was controlling people around him in the Openshaw and Tameside area, working on his behalf, in mainly cocaine. Nevin, 35, who worked as a courier for the Cox gang, had pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply cocaine, conspiracy to supply cannabis and conspiracy to possess criminal property. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. Three men are seen climbing into the stolen Audi - including Wade Cox -after handing their mobile phones to other gang members who drive in the opposite direction. Atkinson then sent a 'mate' to meet Nevin near Manchester City's training ground in East Manchester. Officers stumble on a breakthrough when cameras catch a meeting between 10 members of the criminal gang, close to Birch Street, 90 minutes before the attack. Jason and Craig Cox, Liverpool gangster, Richard Caswell, and hired hand, Ben Monks-Gorton, carried out a brutal burglary at the Liverpool gang's drugs stash house to get the 30kg of cocaine which had wholesale value of 1.2m, and was hidden in a storm drain. He is arrested and taken into custody for questioning after armed police raid a house in the Fallowfield area. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. At a pub in Greater Manchester, the matriarch of the Atkinson family, Theresa Atkinson, was celebrating a Greater Manchester win, when she hit Raymond Young, a member of the Short . Thanks to that picture of him drinking beer in his garden, five other people in the 9 million operation were identified in a three month surveillance sting. He bought 15kg of cocaine (from the Cox brothers) unwittingly and then finds himself in caught in the middle of a major dispute between the Cox and the Liverpool gang. "It was just one of those incidents which did creep over into that civilian side. Leon Atkinson, 43, from Atherton, convicted of conspiracy to supply Class A drugs. He was sentenced to 19 years in prison. Something went wrong, please try again later. 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. 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. A sum of 34,000 was dropped in a bag on Langport Avenue in Withington. 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. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. If you dont, theres someone else out there who is willing to pull the trigger and participate in that kind of crime.. "You seem to know more than me," said Atkinson. "Both of them? This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. More footage, in a local gym, showed one suspected accomplice, Callum Halpin, retrieving a phone from pal Conor Cornforth. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. He is known for violence and the local community are said to be terrified of him. Receive newsletters with the latest news, sport and what's on updates from the Liverpool ECHO by signing up here. If Wade Cox knew Id said that he would probably kill me, she says. Marsden was sentenced to nine years and eight months while Ghafar received a jail term of eight years and eight months. atkinson family manchester gangsters. May bank holiday Monday opening times for Aldi, ASDA, Tesco, Lidl, M&S, Morrisons and Sainsbury's, Supermarket opening and closing hours for early sping bank holiday Monday, May 1, Man City's next six Premier League fixtures compared with Arsenal ahead of West Ham clash. He claimed to have lost it in a brawl in Thailand, although some authorities speculate that it may have really been removed with a knife under unknown circumstances. The victim tells police: "They took me to an address with an empty room and a chair in it. Explore in 3D: The dazzling crown that makes a king. 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. The dark web messages revealed how Atkinson's gang was arranging the purchase and transport of huge quantities of cocaine with another gang member Abdul Ghafar, 46. He intended to kill both Mark and his father David, but David happened to be in the bathroom at the time of the shooting. Mohammed Ali, 32, from Chadderton, denies assisting an offender. They included 88,000 violent crimes and 47 murders. But dad Atkinson, who stood trial for . After putting out an alert on Bostock, Julie receives a call from a covert officer to say the Mercedes in question had been parked outside a suspected crack house on the day of the kidnapping. His alleged sidekick Francis Dixon was also found not guilty of the murder of gun-and-grenade victim David. Greater Manchester Police and the North West Regional Crime Unit later arrested the main participants in the conspiracy. The drugs belonged to a well-known Liverpool organised crime group. After a ten week court case at Manchester Crown Court, in 2019, Jack West, Connor Cornforth and Ben Dodd were convicted of assisting an offender and sentenced to between 2.5 and 3.5 years. FlickrDale Cregan in court, surrounded by police officers. 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. 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The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. Detective Chief Inspector, Roger Smethurst, of GMP, commenting on the picture Atkinson sent Jason Cox, said: "He became so confident in the security of these devices that they became very blas about using them. Adam Marsden, 37, and Nathan Powell, 31, sourced and supplied more than 40kg of class-A drugs between them. 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. He idolised Cregan, who lured police officers Nicola Hughes and Fiona Bone to his home in 2012, before murdering them with a grenade and guns. In one attack, an Atkinson associate nearly killed David after stabbing him six times. But when you see a gunman burst out of a house, into a busy residential street and shooting, in broad daylight with people sitting in their front gardens, children playing, the sun shining, at teatime, that is horrendous.

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