Police are investigating a series of robberies that have taken place in Shaw and Failsworth over the past two weeks
A total of seven incidents have been reported to police between 12 and 28 June where detectives believe that vehicles are being stolen from victims with a group of men threatening violence to get access to the vehicle with bladed article being used in some instances to threaten drivers.
In the latest incident on Friday 30 June in the Bishops Park Car Park, Ship Lane in Delph, a car was reported stolen at around 12.30am.
The victim had been sat in his parked car, when an unknown group of approximately five men approached him and removed the keys from the ignition and threatened the victim to get out of the car.
Thankfully, no injuries have been reported.
Detectives are treating these reports as linked, and are appealing for information from members of the public to aid their investigation.
Detective Chief Inspector Lindsay Booth of GMP’s Oldham district, said: “All the incidents reported to us have followed a very similar pattern of offending so we now believe these to have been committed by the same group of people.
“It is lucky no one has been injured during these incidents and we are urging the public to be vigilant, especially whilst walking to your car at night when its dark, these robberies are happening in unlit areas where there is an absence of CCTV.
“We are now in a position in our investigation where we can appeal to the public to help us identify those responsible and we are particularly keen to speak to anyone who may have witnessed a group of men wearing balaclavas in the Shaw area of Oldham.
