09/05/2008

Gunmen meet their nemesis - at the gym

Three gunmen who burst into a Manchester gym in order to terrorise a member of a rival gang were in for a bit of a shock when they discovered that the local constabulary was holding a lecture next door on the dangers of gun crime, reports the Times. The three men entered the gym, punched a Gooch Close gang member and threatened him with a sub-machine gun before other gym-goers managed to alert the police next door, who called for an armed reponse unit, who caught the accomplices after a short chase. The three criminals were yesterday sentenced at Manchester Crown Court. Said Detective Sergeant Rick Collins: “These three offenders armed themselves and walked calmly into a busy gym in the middle of the day with no regard for people's safety. Their arrogance is astonishing, but we have proved they are not above the law, and our streets are safer now they are in jail.”

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