Police find £80,000 worth of suspected stolen power tools as two people arrested

£80,000 worth of suspected stolen goods have been seized by police following an investigation into robberies across Greater Manchester. Two men aged 31 and 32 have been arrested on suspicion of theft after officers found a haul of power tools.

Police launched the investigation after reports of a number of various vehicles were broken into across the city centre, Trafford, and Oldham were received throughout this year, beginning in April.

A comprehensive investigation by Manchester’s city centre Neighbourhood Crime Team led officers to an address in the St Mary’s area of Oldham where the suspected stolen haul was discovered.

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The goods, seized on suspicion of being stolen, are valued at around £70-80,000. They include power tools, drills, cases, lights, and more. The items will be assessed and efforts are currently ongoing to reunite them with their rightful owners.

Enquiries are currently ongoing.

Sergeant Adam Culpan, from GMP’s City Centre neighbourhood team, said: “The investigation into the theft series has produced some excellent results, and I am delighted we have secured two arrests, in addition to seizing tens of thousands of pounds of suspected stolen items.

“While our enquiries are ongoing, we continue to investigate further reports of theft and will be contacting victims when and where we have the appropriate information.

"We investigate all reports of theft and I would urge anyone who has been the victim of a crime to please get in touch. We will do what we can to assist and it contributes to our wider intelligence picture."