Petrol bomb thrown through window
1:44pm Monday 31st December 2012 in News
Police are appealing for witnesses after would-be arsonists threw a petrol bomb through the window of a house in Bolton.
Offenders threw a brick through the window of the property on Halliwell Road, Bolton, between 12.30am and 1.25am on Monday December 31.
They then threw a lit petrol bomb through the broken window but it failed to ignite.
A second petrol bomb was recovered from the scene.
Detective Inspector Chris Walker, said: “The occupants are obviously deeply concerned by what has happened and are working with us as we try and establish who is behind this attack.
“I want to reassure the public that we do not believe this was a random incident or that there is a threat to the wider public.
“Clearly, the use of petrol bombs is a grave offence and had it ignited the consequences could have been catastrophic.
“If anyone knows anything about the people responsible or saw a black car driving around the area in the early hours of this morning, please get in touch.”
Anyone with information is asked to call police on 0161 856 5740, or Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.
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I Burrow
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5:35pm Mon 31 Dec 12
wild one
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Hough64
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Bwfcpastie
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Zain Khan
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Zain Khan
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mustafa-moan wrote:Moan are you talking about your father by any chance?
Zain Khan wrote:And who in the majority of cases are the ones importing & peddling the heroin in Bolton, will they be the same ones who drive around in their beemers picking up white underage tilth?
Senior council staff don't give a monkeys about the ghettos in Bolton, they sleep safe and sound in detached houses in Heaton and Lostock. I'm quite certain this is drug related, has to be as our Town is in Danger of becoming like the cesspit that is Burnley, where there are next to no job opportunities, and the ques you see for heroin substitute medicine at Pharmacy's is quite sad. More needs to be done to tackle the Drugs problem that is plaguing our town.
Citizen Cane says...
5:31pm Mon 31 Dec 12