Cops seize two hanging baskets during ‘delivery’
Man injured in ‘petrol bomb’ arson attack on family home
POLICE seized a pair of hanging baskets from man who claimed he was ‘delivering them to a friend’ at 11.30pm.
Officers in Rochdale are now trying to reunite the flowers with their owner.
In a post on Facebook GMP Rochdale said the man was stopped by officers on Wednesday night and said he was taking the hanging baskets to his friend ‘at an unknown address.’
GMP Rochdale posted: “The following hanging baskets were seized from a male who was delivering them to his friend to an unknown address at around 23:30hrs last night.
“If you are missing two hanging baskets please pop into Rochdale Police Station’s enquiry counter and leave your contact details and the officer will make contact. Thank you.”
ARSONISTS were caught on CCTV lighting a ‘petrol bomb’ moments before a terrifying attack on a family home.
A man in his 20s suffered burns following the fire in Langley, Middleton, on Wednesday night (June 10).
Residents told the Observer the fire started after a ‘petrol bomb’ was thrown through the window.
Police said the incident on Fairfield Road is being treated as arson and are investigating if a petrol bomb was used.
One neighbour said moments before the attack his CCTV cameras filmed a car pulling up around 20 yards away.
He said the people inside can be seen lighting what appeared to be a ‘petrol bomb’, before the car drives towards the house.
The neighbour, who asked not to be named, said he heard a loud bang. Firefighters were on the scene ‘in minutes,’ closely followed by police and paramedics, she added.
On Thursday morning, the street remained cordoned off at its junction with Wood Street.
The living room window of the terraced property was smashed, with burn marks around the frame.
A GMP spokeswoman said: “Police were called to reports of a fire at a property on Fairfield Road in Middleton.
“A man in his 20s suffered minor burn injuries to his hand.
“The incident is being treated as arson and an investigation is underway.
“No arrests have currently been made and enquiries are ongoing.”
A spokesman for Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS) said: “Just after 9pm on Wednesday, June 10, crews from Blackley, Chadderton and Heywood fire stations were called to reports of a fire in a terraced house on Fairfield Road, Middleton.
“Upon arrival firefighters established that the blaze was in the ground floor living room and quickly extinguished the flames using a hose.
“One casualty, a man in his early 20s, was treated at the scene for minor burns to his hands. GMFRS was in attendance for a little over an hour.”
Anyone who has any information should call police on 0161 856 4668 or 101 quoting incident number 2809 of 10/06/2020.
Details can also be passed on anonymously to the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.