The 'Crimewatchers' group police say are not to be trusted - but they say they 'just want people to be safe'
manchestereveningnews.co.ukdirect to your inboxThe leader of a neighbourhood watch group that patrols Tameside’s streets has defended his actions after police warned the group is “not to be trusted”.Police say members of the Droylsden-based ‘Crimewatchers’ group have been approaching youths and “possibly conducting illegal ‘stop and searches’.But Crimewatchers deny this, say they have the best intentions and claim police have welcomed their help in the past.The man who set up the group says he was surprised when Greater Manchester Police (GMP) issued a warning about Crimewatchers’ nightly patrols in Droylsden, Audenshaw and Failsworth - which he sometimes carries out with his German Shepherd, Sabre.He says: “I don’t want to go rolling around on the floor with someone.
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