Ramsbottom shops and homes hit in window smash spree
9:27am Monday 15th October 2012 in News
A VANDAL has caused thousands of pounds in damage to shops and homes during a wrecking spree in Ramsbottom.
Around 12 shops and houses had their windows damaged in the incident, which happened in Bridge Street and Bolton Street, in the early hours today.
Some properties had windows that had been completely smashed, although the majority had just been shattered.
Among those hit was the Bleakholt Animal Sanctuary charity shop in Bridge Street, which had one large pane of glass shattered.
Manager Diane Riley said: “We came in this morning to see the damage, we couldn’t believe it.
“The police forensics team have been here this morning and taken samples.
“It is incredibly disappointing as we are a charity, and we run this on a voluntary basis and all the money goes towards the sanctuary, it basically means that everything we did in the shop for a couple of days last week was all pointless as the money will now go on this.”
Among the other shops damaged were Hushmoon, Isherwoods, the Room 54 Cafe and W&D Scholes, which had three large window panes shattered.
A man has been arrested by police in connection with the damage.
Comments(8)
blondeburybird
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7:25am Tue 16 Oct 12
LizzyLilac
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2:11pm Tue 16 Oct 12
Geoff P
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4:19pm Tue 16 Oct 12
.. " There is no police at the station in Ramsbottom "....clearly NZ is the best place for you.
I can only but assume that a literacy test does not form part of the NZ immigrant's entrance qualification?
lordy65
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7:15pm Tue 16 Oct 12
P.S. Geoff.P I'm sure with your higher level of literacy and education than us mere mortals you understand the word sanctimonious but if not feel free to GOOGLE it ! ! ! !
For any literacy errors in this post I apologise to Geoff.P most profusely.
lordy65
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7:23pm Tue 16 Oct 12
Hopefully this is an isolated incident by a troubled individual that should not reflect too badly on a fine town.
shakencity
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7:49am Wed 17 Oct 12
"a troubled individual".
Well that's one way of describing him, most would say far worse.
Community service/un-paid work around the streets of Rammy for this scally i say.
mdavies11
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11:58am Wed 17 Oct 12
shakencity says...
9:48am Mon 15 Oct 12
What's the betting he just gets a slap on the wrist though.