Heartless gang scrambles from police after trying to steal mobility scooters

manchestereveningnews.co.uk:

Callous would-be thieves scrambled from police after trying to steal mobility scooters from those who need them. Greater Manchester Police says it was called out to Bankfield Road, in Stockport, in the early hours of this morning (October 17) following reports of a number of males attempting to steal mobility scooters.

Officers attended the scene, in Woodley, where they found the offenders. GMP says it 'disturbed' the group, who made off from the scene.

Police searched the area in an attempt to find them, but the group had disappeared. While searching the area, they discovered two mobility scooters which had been 'wired', GMP says. READ MORE: Woman thought she’d got in the way of ‘filming for Top Gear’ shortly before collision which killed biker, trial hears READ MORE: 'I've never seen anything like it': Shock as horror Piccadilly Gardens bus crash leaves woman fighting for her life One of the scooters has been returned to its owner.

Officers have now released an image of the second mobility scooter. GMP is hoping to reunite it with its rightful owner. A spokesperson for GMP Stockport added: "If this mobility scooter does belong to you or you know who it does belong to, please contact 101 quoting log 000076-17102023."