Bid to close Traveller site where 'guns have been hidden in toilet blocks'
manchestereveningnews.co.ukToilet blocks at a council run Traveller site have allegedly been used to hide guns, Bolton town hall has said. The authority will this week make an application to the courts for a closure order to prohibit access to Crompton Lodge caravan park following a series of alleged incidents.
Greater Manchester Police said recent alleged incidents include - firearms and ammo being seized; stolen vehicles and motor parts being recovered; violent offences against staff; stolen dogs being found; cannabis seized and cannabis production evidence being found; plant machinery found; 'large scale' incidents of disorder and 'violence with injury'; criminal damage; fly-tipping; and knife-point robberies.
The council and police said the site, in the Moses Gate area of Bolton, which is owned and managed by the local authority, has seen a significant increase in alleged criminal activity and threatening behaviour in recent months.
They said alleged incidents involving drugs, serious violent crime and firearms mean the site is no longer safe for residents, including families and young children, visiting council staff or other agencies. READ MORE: Discovery in mum-of-two's kitchen lands her in court following 'controlling' relationship with ex They claim that in the last six months there has been an escalation in the level of violence and criminality, culminating in a serious attack on a council liaison officer.
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