Group of men who ran riot in North Manchester jailed

    A group of men who ran riot in North Manchester have been jailed.

    Between August and November 2016, five men from an organised crime group committed a number of aggravated burglaries and robberies, were found in possession of a variety of drugs, carried offensive weapons and blackmailed people to benefit from the proceeds of crime.

    The group carried out a series of violent raids at shops where they were armed with weapons including a sledgehammer.

    In a police operation to put a stop to the prolific offending, officers executed searches of vehicles and houses connected to the group, which resulted in various items being recovered, including cocaine, a stolen laptop and a knife classed by officers as a weapon.

    Steven Kelly, 24, Nial Tallon, 23, Gino Williams, 28, Matthew Brogan, 21, and Macauley Peacock, 22, were handed sentences ranging from three years and two months to 12 years.

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