An additional gang member, Elliot Cummings was identified by facial recognition experts. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. 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. One woman interviewed, who names Cox as the killer, is heard refusing to give a statement for fear of reprisals. The first episode of 'The Detectives: fighting organised crime' aired on Tuesday night, and focuses on the horrific kidnapping and torture of two men in November and December 2018. "They were beating my feet and asking me for money. Dale Cregan was a notorious one-eyed killer, whose involvement in a decades-long feud with the Short family led to the death of two policewomen in Greater Manchester, England in 2012. 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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. The court heard that the criminals involved in the handover used the password 'Man City' for the meeting. Atkinson replied: "My father got shot 10 years ago in the leg. The 41-year-old was captured when detectives accessed messages on the EncroChat . "We estimate Atkinson has been head of an organised crime group for the last ten years. Prime witness Peanut - tracked down after fleeing the Birch Street address - claimed he didnt recognise any of the men and DS Connor says fear would stop him identifying the killers. Through tracking Coxs phone, and cross referencing with CCTV, the unit finds he changed his clothes shortly before the attack to those similar to the gunman. She says that when Bostock was brought into police custody, he had been threatening each member of staff who dealt with him. With gangs its so important to get all of them, says DS Connor. The drugs belonged to a well-known Liverpool organised crime group. "He was," said Atkinson. The prosecutor asked: "Your father, has he ever told you who he thought was responsible? Nevin joked with Atkinson that the customer had been left 'fuming.'. Atkinson then sent a 'mate' to meet Nevin near Manchester City's training ground in East Manchester. 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. The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. More than 150 of those have subsequently been charged for a range of drug, firearms and money-laundering offences. "That was when it started, then," said the defendant. "He is built like he could kill you with his bare hands," says DS Connor. Leon Atkinson, 35, was accused of plotting revenge on the Short family after a man slapped his mother Theresa during a boozy pub row. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. They prey on vulnerable people. He had also developed an unhealthy obsession with knives. asked Mr Clarke. But the image of him relaxing in the sunshine was key evidence in his downfall as a big time drugs dealer. 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. 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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 . Atkinson is said to have called for revenge on the Shorts when one of their associates slapped his mother during a row in a pub following the Manchester football title decider derby last year. ". 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. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. 'We estimate Atkinson has been head of an organised crime group for the last ten years', Sign up for our daily newsletter to get the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox. 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The man is just one of many who have fallen victim to the brutality of Greater Manchester's most notorious crime gangs. His alleged sidekick Francis Dixon was also found not guilty of the murder of gun-and-grenade victim David. The court heard that the criminals involved in the handover used the password 'Man City' for the meeting. Theres a lot more gangs in Manchester than there used to be and theyre more organised than they were in the 90s, explains DS Julie Connor. 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. They included 88,000 violent crimes and 47 murders. Blake Evers was convicted of GBH, possession of a firearm, blackmail, false imprisonment and kidnap. 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. 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. The secret mine that hid the Nazis' stolen treasure. 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. Wade Cox was convicted of murder and given a 36 year sentence. But a jury cleared him off all charges. The jury heard that David Short thought Cregan was responsible for a "very serious attack" on him when he was run off his bike and had his throat cut. 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CCTV footage of the raid on Croxdale Road West in Liverpool. The convicted drug dealer, jailed in 2016 after police found heroin and cocaine stuffed between his buttocks during a police raid, was a one-time associate of cop killer Dale Cregan. [It] was sent from his device to a leading member of another drugs gang, which prompted confirmation that he was behind the nicknames Carrothorn/Maidenbear and thus heading the drug conspiracy.. "It is rare for us to catch those at the top," says DS Connor. 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. A man can be seen leaving the house, with his cap only partially pulled over his face. Feb 2016. . In 2013, on trial alongside Cregan, he was cleared of murdering Mark Short and attempting to murder three others in Droylsden's Cotton Tree pub. Upon arresting Buller, officers find a silver revolver and bullets at the property. Something went wrong, please try again later. For more stories like this, check our news page. To inquire about a licence to reproduce material, visit our Syndication site. 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. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. The picture was taken on April 8th 2020 and sent to Jason Cox. 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 plot was uncovered after detectives infiltrated the communications system as part of Operation Venetic. A second meeting was also held near to Manchester City's training ground. Atkinson and three others were found not guilty of the murder of Mark Short. A violent gang who stole over 1m of cocaine from a Liverpool stash house arranged to sell on the drugs to criminals near the Manchester City training ground. 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. 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 said he had known both David Short and Cregan for "a very long time". This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Standard Terms and Conditions in accordance with our Privacy & Cookie Policy. "Mainly organised criminals largely target people of a similar stature - they are not going after members of the public. Callum Halpin is still on the run. The victim is pouring with blood and DS Connor fears he may have suffered brain damage. Tension is at breaking point. Cregan, who is also a convicted drug-dealer, lost his left eye in unknown circumstances years ago. But the reputation for extreme violence among the gang means police were met with a wall of silence - even from victim Anton. The deal with Atkinson was done near Manchester City's Etihad Stadium. After the handover one customer was back in touch and said he wanted to buy another seven kilograms of drugs. 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. Back at Nexus House, CCTV specialist technology is used to try and identify the four other offenders. At Manchester Crown Court Atkinson of Brindley Close, Atherton, was sentenced to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy to supply class A drugs and conspiracy to transfer criminal property. Two policewomen, Nicola Hughes and Fiona Bone, arrived at the scene a short time later. The crackdown was part of Operation Venetic, which has targeted criminals using the EncroChat messenger and is the UKs biggest ever law enforcement operation. David was accused of pulling the trigger and a tit-for-tat battle ensued. Something went wrong, please try again later. He intended to kill both Mark and his father David, but David happened to be in the bathroom at the time of the shooting. 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. Police believe Atkinson was aware the cocaine had been taxed from other criminals but did not know it had been stolen from such a potent Merseyside firm. Mr Clarke said: "He had his kneecap blown off. DNA which was found on a cap left at the scene of the second kidnapping is matched to another man, who has a long history of violence and armed robbery. The man in the red Armani T-shirt is Leon Atkinson, a target criminal for GMP and close friend of cop killer Dale Cregan. He retaliated by slapping her, and this infuriated Atkinson, who texted her son Leon, demanding that they seek revenge on the Short family. "We are seeing an increase in violence, people being shot in the legs, stabbed, their faces cut. Travel agent scammed friends and family out of . Nevin, who was not involved in the raid at the stash house, was jailed for nine years and nine months. He had a gun though. The major incident team comprises of 150 detectives divided into 10 units dealing with the citys most serious crimes. He used to be a doorman and was fearless. Charlie Atkinson, who drove Coxs phone away and provided him with an alibi, was given eight years for assisting an indictable offence. A truce was called in 2009 but the peace was shattered with the shooting at the Cotton Tree last May. The judge, Mrs Justice Cuts, said the choice to commit the crime in daylight, in a residential area, added to the horrific nature of the murder. Warring members of the Short and Atkinson families held peace talks at Manchester's Arndale Centre in 2008, the trial has heard. YouTubeThe two policewomen who responded to Cregans fake call, and ended up murdered. The defendant explained that a truce between the Shorts and Atkinsons was called four years before the Cotton Tree shooting with a handshake between him and David Short in Manchester's Arndale Centre. Jermaine Ward, 24, and Francis Dixon, 37, from Stalybridge, both deny the murder of David Short, the attempted murder of Sharon Hark and one count of causing an explosion. Police confirmed 12kg of Class A and 25kg of Class B drugs, and more than 300,000 of assets including luxury jewellery and vehicles had also been taken off the street. That led to the death of Mark Short in the Cotton Tree in Droylsden and was then followed three months later by a fatal gun and grenade assault on the victim's father, David. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. Greater Manchester Police and the North West Regional Crime Unit later arrested the main participants in the conspiracy. Ahmad, who denied dealing in criminal property, was jailed for six years after a jury convicted him in February. "Generally if we catch people its those lower down. 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. Read about our approach to external linking. To see all content on The Sun, please use the Site Map. 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. Marsden was sentenced to nine years and eight months while Ghafar received a jail term of eight years and eight months. A sum of 34,000 was dropped in a bag on Langport Avenue in Withington. Anthony Wilkinson, 33, from Beswick, Manchester, denies the murder of David Short, the attempted murder of Sharon Hark, possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life and causing an explosion. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. 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Atkinson, from Ashton-under-Lyne, denies the murder of Mark Short and the attempted murder of the three others in the pub at the time, along with Luke Livesey, 27, from Hattersley, Damian Gorman, 38, from Glossop, Ryan Hadfield, 28, from Droylsden, and Matthew James, 33, from Clayton, who all deny the same charges. Leon Atkinson sent this smiling photo to Jason Cox of a Salford crime family which. 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. A gangland war is set to erupt over the murders of Mark and David Short. He confessed to both the murders of Hughes and Bone, and was later charged with the murders of Mark and David Short, and attempted murders of the three other men at the Cotton Tree pub on the day of Mark Shorts murder. ", Why not follow BBC North West on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram? 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. He is suspected as being the man at the top of the gang. Atkinson added: "My dad is not a criminal or a gangster. The boss of a huge cocaine empire was caught after he posted a photograph of himself drinking beer on a secret messaging app being monitored by police. Anton, who was running away, was shot in the leg. Meanwhile Romiz Ahmed, 39, laundered at least 1.9 million in cash. 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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. They received jail terms between eight and 15 years when they were brought before a judge at Manchester Crown Court. Cregan would later admit to killing Mark Short, 23, his father, David, 46, and police constables Fiona Bone, 32, and Nicola Hughes, 23, who he lured to a house in Hattersley. "We shook hands and agreed to speak on the phone if we had any problems.". Greater Manchester Police and the North West Regional Crime Unit later arrested the main participants in the conspiracy. Abdul Ghafar, 46, transferred 4kg of coke and at least 6.5 million in cash. 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. 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