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Yesterday ( Wednesday 7 September 2023), officers from GMP’s Economic Crime Unit with other specialist teams in the force, alongside support from Cheshire Police, RSPCA and the Northwest Regional Organised Crime Unit worked together to execute four simultaneous warrants in Partington, Manchester and Lymm in Cheshire.
Two men, aged 17 and 43, a father and son, and a 69-year-old woman were arrested on suspicion of money laundering and possession of firearms. They remain in police custody for questioning.
A search of the properties revealed approximately £200k of illicit cash was seized under the Proceeds of Crime Act, two high value vehicles, three firearms, and a large quantity of high value items including 10 luxury watches.
A number of neglected animals were also rescued by RSPCA including eight puppies.
Detective Inspector James Coles of GMP’s Economic Crime Unit, said: “The partnership work today is invaluable to keeping the people of Greater Manchester safe, when we work together with other forces and law enforcement agencies, we are coming ever closer to removing this type of crime from our streets.
“This is great proactive policing work conducted by officers who have managed to remove suspected counterfeit cash from our streets.
“We recently launched Operation Notes, GMP’s dedicated response to tackling counterfeit currency, and although this may look like it is a victimless crime on the surface, counterfeit currency production and distribution is a serious offence and can promote organised violence.
“By seizing this cash today, officers have been able to put a dent in organised criminal networks to prevent the funds assisting further criminality within the community."
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June 11, 2012
Her Majesty's Canadian Ship (HMCS) Charlottetown
Her Majesty's Canadian Ship Charlottetown stands by while the USS Iwo Jima (left) moves in to conduct a replenishment at sea with USS Carl Brashear in the Gulf of Aden while on Operation ARTEMIS on June 11, 2012.
Operation ARTEMIS is the Canadian Forces’ (CF) participation in maritime security and counter-terrorism operations in the Arabian Sea region with the multinational coalition task force CTF 150, which operates under Combined Maritime Forces (CMF).
CMF is a multi-national naval partnership, which exists to promote security, stability and prosperity across approximately 2.5 million square miles of international waters in the Middle East, which encompass some of the world’s most important shipping lanes. The presence of HMCS Charlottetown in the Arabian Sea region operating with CTF 150 also gives Canada the flexibility and capability to respond quickly to emerging crises in the region.
Photo by Cpl Ronnie Kinnie, Formation Imaging Services, Halifax
© 2012 DND-MDN Canada
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11 juin 2012
Navire canadien de Sa Majesté (NCSM) CHARLOTTETOWN
Le Navire canadien de Sa Majesté CHARLOTTETOWN est en alerte tandis que l’USS IWO JIMA (à gauche) s’approche de l’USS CARL BRASHEAR afin d’exécuter un ravitaillement en mer dans le golfe d’Aden, lors de l’opération Artemis, le 11 juin 2012.
L’opération Artemis désigne la participation des Forces canadiennes aux opérations de sécurité maritime et de lutte contre le terrorisme menées dans la région de la mer d’Arabie aux côtés de la Force opérationnelle multinationale CTF 150, qui relève du commandement des forces maritimes combinées (CMF).
Le CMF est un partenariat naval multinational qui a pour raison d’être la promotion de la sécurité, de la stabilité et de la prospérité sur une superficie de près de 2,5 millions de milles carrés d’eaux internationales au Moyen-Orient, qui englobent certaines des plus importantes routes maritimes dans le monde. La présence du NCSM CHARLOTTETOWN dans la région de la mer d’Arabie, où il rejoint la CTF 150, offre au Canada la souplesse et la capacité d’intervenir rapidement lors de crises émergentes dans la région.
Photo : Cpl Ronnie Kinnie, Services d’imagerie de la formation, Halifax, © 2012 DND-MDN Canada
A 305th Rescue Squadron HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter lands on the helicopter pad at the Randall Children's Hospital, Legacy Emmanuel in Portland, Ore., Aug. 6, 2012. Pararescuemen from the 304th Rescue Squadron were off-loaded as they delivered toys via "Operation Toy Drop". (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Luke Johnson)
In autumn 2022, Greater Manchester Police (GMP) launched Operation Vulcan to clear the areas of Cheetham Hill and Strangeways of the counterfeit goods trade and associated organised crime.
Eleven months on and the area today paints a very different picture, with over 200 counterfeit shops shut down, over 1000 tonnes of counterfeit items repurposed and recycled, £520,000 cash seized, and violent crime and public order offences reduced by 50%.
Following this success, Greater Manchester Police and partners vow to bring the same dynamic change, vigour and enthusiasm to Piccadilly Gardens.
Using the same specialist taskforce, alongside local neighbourhood officers and PCSO’s, dedicated resources will be embedded into Piccadilly Gardens to identify the root causes of the existing problems and work closely with local residents and partners to eliminate the criminality in all its forms, helping to create a safer community and supporting businesses to thrive and grow.
Policing alone will not solve these problems, and that is why the multi-agency approach is so key to tackle the issues in Piccadilly Gardens. Working with Manchester City Council, Greater Manchester Combined Authority, and local businesses and charities, this is our commitment to tackling and creating sustainable resolutions to issues such as anti-social behaviour, drug dealing, exploitation, theft from person, and violent crime which have, for too long, impacted the lives and livelihoods of those in and around Piccadilly Gardens.
Detective Superintendent Neil Blackwood, who will be leading the specialist team of officers in Piccadilly Gardens, said: “Building on the success of the existing partnerships we have, strengthening the multi-agency approach to key issues that are impacting the lives of the local community and visitors, police and partners will use every power and policy available to revitalise the area.
“Operation Vulcan Piccadilly is the product of hours of interactions with locals, residents, and partners from across Manchester, and represents what they want from their police force. We will work with the public to fight crime and anti-social behaviour, utilising all of the specialist resources within GMP to make a real difference in the area.
“We want Piccadilly Gardens to feel safer and become a more welcoming place for people to live, work, and socialise, but make no mistake, we will be adopting a zero-tolerance approach to any criminality, and we will be relentless in our pursuit to make this a hostile environment for criminals."
Councillor Luthfur Rahman, Deputy Leader of Manchester City Council, said: “We welcome this operation, with the police focusing resources on Piccadilly Gardens and acting on concerns raised by the community, the Council and others.
“The Council will support the operation whether through services to improve the appearance of the area as anti-social behaviour is reduced, or by aiding vulnerable people who need support – for example drug and alcohol treatment or safeguarding.
“Piccadilly Gardens is a public space with huge potential and we’ve seen it successfully host events such as the Christmas Markets and more recently screenings of Lionesses matches. It’s a much-used space, with 150,000 people a day passing through it, but we recognise that it has issues with crime and anti-social behaviour and that negative perceptions surround it.
“This commitment from the police will help make it an area which is welcoming to everyone except those with criminal or anti-social intent. Building on this foundation, the Council has appointed designers to come up with a plan to transform the area, creating a welcoming, flexible and family-friendly space. Together we can deliver real improvements.”
Soldiers assigned to the 3rd Expeditionary Sustainment Command, prepare to maneuver military vehicles onto a roll-on/roll-off cargo ship at the port in Ponce, Puerto Rico, Nov. 7, 2017. As active duty forces transition back to home station the National Guard continues to provide support to FEMA and the governor of Puerto Rico with the recovery efforts in Puerto Rico. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Donna Davis)
December 23, 2008. Some guys who hang out at the Wharf Pub in Rockaway Park got together and chose 5 "Dear Santa" letters, obtained from the Post Office. In the letters, they read about the families' needs, and they bought appropriate gifts. (Readers of "Bowling Alone", take note.) Juliana Beasley and I embedded with these men as they delivered the presents.
Operation Shocktober on October 18th 2008 was the ninth straight month of peaceful global protests against the scientology cult. The theme was zombies, to coincide with Halloween and highlight the many mysterious deaths and suicides of cult members.
All faces of those unmasked are blurred to protect them from the cult's "Fair Game" policy of harassing it's critics. These are brave people of all ages and walks of life, standing shoulder to shoulder with ex-Scientologists to bring the truth TO YOU.
Educate yourself about what TIME Magazine called "The Cult of Greed and Power":
Volunteers helped staff stations at the Southeastern Processing Center for OCC -- the "shoe box ministry". [photo by Bruce]
la compagnie VBCI du GTIA (groupement tactique interarmes) Centurion patrouilles dans Bangui. les légionnaires du 2°regiment etranger d'infanterie à bord de leurs VBCI, patrouillent dans les quartiers PK12, afin d’appuyer la MINUSCA dans sa mission de sécurisation de la capitale.Traversant le marche des combattant
1836 Green Street Philadelphia, PA.
12-15-07 - 1836 Green Street Fatal Dwelling
A box was transmitted in Philadelphia at 1836 Green Street for a reported fire at a boarding home around 4 am in the Fairmount section of the city.Battalion 3 arrived and reported a building 16x45 with heavy fire showing. Battalion 3 struck the all hands as he confirmed people trapped. Companies arrived and went in operation with multiple hand lines as the Truck Companies laddered the building. Crews rescued 3 occupants from the dwelling. 2 occupants were in critical condition and one was pounced.Police and Fire Marshals investigated the fire and declared it as an arson fire. Police made one arrest of a 24 year old male responsible for setting the fire.The dwelling housed approx 12 occupants who were in their 50’s- 60’s and mentally and physically handicapped.
Over 300 people gather for Operation: PanzerFaust, an airsoft event hosted by Omega Ops at Panther Airsoft in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada on Sunday, Oct. 30, 2016. Players were divided into two teams: Red Team and Blue Team and spent the day competing for control of the field.
Sailor First Class Percy St-Louis-Hodgins and Sailor First Class Adrian Blenus take part in a boarding exercise aboard HMCS FREDERICTON on 20 October 2021.
Please credit: Cpl Laura Landry, Canadian Armed Forces photo
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Le matelot de 1re classe Percy St-Louis-Hodgins et le matelot de 1re classe Adrian Blenus participent à un exercice de l’équipe d’arraisonnement, le 20 octobre 2021, à bord du NCSM Fredericton.
Photo : Cpl Laura Landry, Forces armées canadiennes
Members of United States Navy, Combined Task Group 55.2, (left-right) Operations Specialist 2nd Class Juan Londoño, Commander - Captain Anthony Webber, Lieutenant Jamieson May, Information Systems Technician 2nd Class Matthew Shinault, and Operations Officer Lieutenant Commander Charles Fuehrer, with members of Naval Replenishment Unit ASTERIX, Operations Officer Lieutenant Navy Kyle Organ, and Lieutenant Navy Kirk Lapointe, assess plans for maritime coordination in support of Operation SAVANNE onboard Motor Vessel ASTERIX in the Red Sea on 28 April 2023.
Photo: S1 Taylor Congdon, Canadian Armed Forces Photo
Sailor 1st Class Jerome Fortin, a Marine Technician aboard HMCS MONTREAL machines a coupling for a motor driven fire pump during Operation REASSURANCE on February 8, 2022.
Please credit: Corporal Braden Trudeau Canadian Armed Forces photo
UH-60 Blackhawks operated by 3rd Battalion, 238th General Support Aviation Battalion, 42nd Combat Aviation Brigade, fly overhead after conducting an air assault with soldiers from 1st Battery, 67th Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, as part of Operation Intrepid Centurion on Feb. 19th, 2014, near Camp Buehring, Kuwait.
The 42nd CAB, New York Army National Guard, provided rotary winged aviation assets to Intrepid Centurion, an annual exercise between the U.S. and Kuwait militaries designed to strengthen their tactical proficiency and familiarity with each other's operations. (N.Y. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Harley Jelis/Released)
Operation Sacred trust is a program for the homeless and low-income veterans in need. We are helping such veterans who have served our country for many years but now they need help with financial and housing assistance. Join us to help them! Contact us for details.
In autumn 2022, Greater Manchester Police (GMP) launched Operation Vulcan to clear the areas of Cheetham Hill and Strangeways of the counterfeit goods trade and associated organised crime.
Eleven months on and the area today paints a very different picture, with over 200 counterfeit shops shut down, over 1000 tonnes of counterfeit items repurposed and recycled, £520,000 cash seized, and violent crime and public order offences reduced by 50%.
Following this success, Greater Manchester Police and partners vow to bring the same dynamic change, vigour and enthusiasm to Piccadilly Gardens.
Using the same specialist taskforce, alongside local neighbourhood officers and PCSO’s, dedicated resources will be embedded into Piccadilly Gardens to identify the root causes of the existing problems and work closely with local residents and partners to eliminate the criminality in all its forms, helping to create a safer community and supporting businesses to thrive and grow.
Policing alone will not solve these problems, and that is why the multi-agency approach is so key to tackle the issues in Piccadilly Gardens. Working with Manchester City Council, Greater Manchester Combined Authority, and local businesses and charities, this is our commitment to tackling and creating sustainable resolutions to issues such as anti-social behaviour, drug dealing, exploitation, theft from person, and violent crime which have, for too long, impacted the lives and livelihoods of those in and around Piccadilly Gardens.
Detective Superintendent Neil Blackwood, who will be leading the specialist team of officers in Piccadilly Gardens, said: “Building on the success of the existing partnerships we have, strengthening the multi-agency approach to key issues that are impacting the lives of the local community and visitors, police and partners will use every power and policy available to revitalise the area.
“Operation Vulcan Piccadilly is the product of hours of interactions with locals, residents, and partners from across Manchester, and represents what they want from their police force. We will work with the public to fight crime and anti-social behaviour, utilising all of the specialist resources within GMP to make a real difference in the area.
“We want Piccadilly Gardens to feel safer and become a more welcoming place for people to live, work, and socialise, but make no mistake, we will be adopting a zero-tolerance approach to any criminality, and we will be relentless in our pursuit to make this a hostile environment for criminals."
Councillor Luthfur Rahman, Deputy Leader of Manchester City Council, said: “We welcome this operation, with the police focusing resources on Piccadilly Gardens and acting on concerns raised by the community, the Council and others.
“The Council will support the operation whether through services to improve the appearance of the area as anti-social behaviour is reduced, or by aiding vulnerable people who need support – for example drug and alcohol treatment or safeguarding.
“Piccadilly Gardens is a public space with huge potential and we’ve seen it successfully host events such as the Christmas Markets and more recently screenings of Lionesses matches. It’s a much-used space, with 150,000 people a day passing through it, but we recognise that it has issues with crime and anti-social behaviour and that negative perceptions surround it.
“This commitment from the police will help make it an area which is welcoming to everyone except those with criminal or anti-social intent. Building on this foundation, the Council has appointed designers to come up with a plan to transform the area, creating a welcoming, flexible and family-friendly space. Together we can deliver real improvements.”
Members of the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) conduct Hot Fuel In-Flight exercises aboard Her Majesty's Canadian Ship (HMCS) WINNIPEG during Exercise KEEN SWORD as part of Operation PROJECTION-NEON in the Asia-Pacific region, 29 October 2020.
Photo: Sailor 1st Class Valerie LeClair, MARPAC Imaging Services
The operations team of Global Water Futures along with interested members of the public and fellow researchers met in Saskatoon at the University of Saskatchewan, January 21 - 23, 2019. All photos by Mark Ferguson, Communications Specialist for the USask Global Institute for Water Security and Global Water Futures.
Operation College Launch (OCL) is an annual series of programs designed to provide you with the information you need about your future beyond high school. A variety of topics that take you from start to finish in the college process will be covered. The following are included:
How to decide where to apply
Help with preparing your college application
When and how to prepare for college entrance exams
The best ways to craft your application essays
How to pick a school once you are accepted
Learning about financial aid
Filling out your FAFSA forms
How to pay for it all by searching for scholarships
All OCL workshops are free and open to all. Teens, as well as parents, are welcome to attend. To find a workshop near you, view the 2011-2012 schedule here:
Sergeant 1st Class Jesse Thorton lost to Jens Pulver, a former UFC lightweight champion, by decision after three rounds of fighting April 14 at Abrams Physical Fitness Center during the main event of Operation: Fight Night. (U.S. Army photo by Daniel Cernero, III Corps and Fort Hood Public Affairs)
Staff Sgt. Shane "Lazarus" Lees defeated Jason Gonzalez, who entered with an undefeated record, with an arm-bar submission in the first round April 14 at Abrams Physical Fitness Center during Operation: Fight Night. The fight was Lees' professional debut. (U.S. Army photo by Daniel Cernero, III Corps and Fort Hood Public Affairs)
HMCS FREDERICTON and USS JAMES E WILLIAMS conduct a Replenishment at Sea with the Spanish Navy ship ESPS PATINO during Exercise FLOTEX-23 in the Mediterranean Sea on 09 June 2023, while deployed on Operation REASSURANCE.
Please credit: Cpl Noé Marchon, Canadian Armed Forces Photo