{"id":268099,"date":"2025-07-17T01:54:11","date_gmt":"2025-07-17T01:54:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/268099\/"},"modified":"2025-07-17T01:54:11","modified_gmt":"2025-07-17T01:54:11","slug":"20000-found-in-liverpool-garden-as-girl-13-and-five-others-arrested","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/268099\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00a320,000 found in Liverpool garden as girl, 13, and five others arrested"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The child was arrested on suspicion of possession of cannabis<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1_Suspected-stolen-bikes.jpg\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>The suspected stolen bikes (Image: Merseyside Police )<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Six people, including a 13-year-old girl, have been arrested after a suspected stolen Sur-ron bike was spotted being ridden dangerously in the Huyton area of Liverpool on Monday (July 14).<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The following day (July 15), police carried out raids at two properties in the Bakers Green area,<a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/news\/liverpool-news\/20000-found-back-garden-girl-32075260\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\"> the Liverpool Echo reported.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">At one property officers found drug supply paraphernalia, a Sur-ron bike and a Ghost EAPC (e-bike) that were suspected stolen and subsequently seized.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">According to Knowsley Police, a search of a neighbouring garden revealed three large bags containing a large quantity of cannabis, suspected cocaine and around \u00a320,000 in cash.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">In a second property officers seized another Sur-ron that was suspected to be stolen. Police said following a search of another neighbouring garden, a bag containing cannabis, drug supply paraphernalia and a large amount of cash was found.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Six people from Huyton were arrested and taken to police stations for questioning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">A 57-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of possession of cannabis with intent to supply and has been released on police bail pending further enquiries.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">A 25-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of possession of a Class A and B drug (cannabis) with intent to supply and possession of criminal property. He has been released under investigation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">A 42-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of possession of a Class A drug with intent to supply and has been released on police bail pending further enquiries.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">A 38-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of possession of cannabis with intent to supply and possession of criminal property. She has been released under investigation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">A 13-year-old girl was arrested on suspicion of possession of cannabis with intent to supply and possession of criminal property. She has been released under investigation and is being safeguarded. A child protection enquiry is ongoing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">A 19-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of possession of cannabis with intent to supply, theft of a motor vehicle, driving a motor vehicle dangerously and not in accordance with a licence or insurance. He has been released under investigation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Local Policing Superintendent Karl Baldwin said: \u201cThese arrests come as part of our ongoing work for EVOLVE Liverpool-Knowsley \u2013 our Clear, Hold, Build initiative that targets serious and organised crime, seeking to improve areas worst affected and build better futures.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">\u201cThis is just the latest police operation in our relentless campaign to target criminality in the EVOLVE area and across <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/knowsley\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"KnowsleyLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Knowsley<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">\u201cWe arrested three people on July 10, seized thousands in cash, two e-bikes and recovered drugs with a street value of tens of thousands after executing a series of warrants.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">\u201cOver the last few weeks, we\u2019ve seized more than 20 illegal or suspected stolen e-bikes, and since May made more than 15 e-bike related robbery arrests.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">\u201cThe message is clear &#8211; we\u2019re tackling crime and anti-social behaviour relentlessly across Knowsley and we know the vast majority of the public are with us.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;If you\u2019re committing crime in Knowsley, we\u2019ll do everything we can to bring you to justice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Superintendent Baldwin added: \u201cDrug-dealing and reckless riding of e-bikes brings fear and danger into our communities, and we are determined to take those responsible off our streets.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">\u201cTo make the biggest difference we need communities to work with us. Every report matters and every voice makes a difference.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">\u201cWhen you come forward with information, whether it is directly to us or via Crimestoppers anonymously, you\u2019re standing up for yourself, your street and your family.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">\u201cWe will listen and we will act \u2013 we will not let criminals create havoc in your communities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">You can contact Merseyside Police with information about crime via <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MerPolCC?__cft__[0]=AZUDATiP2WgqEX-JXshd9ho_MVVZWdiGBXJq3E1vgzt3GWw8Ki1LJxuS_dBnO_UnDkDU5D8n1IE5QGfIJJPZRrQHxMaZ4YWKarluBc4zRSUlaD8ZQbfqgcvctnU0HT2tVqo1VS2S-g9Tnu-Iri3ecc8jpb9ad2X6MhDhqUQKYW_m6w&amp;__tn__=-]K-R\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Merseyside Police Contact CentreLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Merseyside Police Contact Centre<\/a> on X, &#8216;Merseyside Police Contact Centre&#8217; on <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/facebook\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"FacebookLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>, 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111. Always call 999 if a crime is in progress.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">An anonymous report can also be made to Crimestoppers online here: <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/l.facebook.com\/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Forlo.uk%2FRhqGP%3Ffbclid%3DIwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR6q-va0Y2vdaCv-WmH-scvHClerSYrLC03EwuJot67D2GcdvgOoN2MaF0d3-Q_aem_El5Puf4z0V3XoWxUZGwx7A&amp;h=AT0kJaOuIc0BQO1pixkee6OPehdp9kV0c8gD9iMJaE1rYpayrXNBXTuClz253X5-CjCKWE_986TJldYy7L8nZFLrb93OrU435DCYC5OUIJUfAm55o8OktsBoZhAGhYNijHkJoN_EH5BGaDnz&amp;__tn__=-UK-R&amp;c[0]=AT289EKFoi06KfRbkk1dexMr3DTEF57wEEUm5iKsEsrUL3gPe-YTm7qC-iCwFPNXPVc6J19KgZRNXn5VS6E6oGitwH0kKA9BGeKxJYstoBMjXtGnUcTTzkJ7aJDAZLQQF-4EZr2uvDPrddnBI8YLGrsb_ZxwhubXiBC8ICc21x7SDnJqeTCmbIBoyCm_tFY\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"https:\/\/orlo.uk\/RhqGPLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/orlo.uk\/RhqGP<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The child was arrested on suspicion of possession of cannabisThe suspected stolen bikes (Image: Merseyside Police ) Six&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":268100,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8815],"tags":[748,393,4884,179,2615,274,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-268099","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-liverpool","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-england","10":"tag-great-britain","11":"tag-liverpool","12":"tag-merseyside","13":"tag-merseyside-police","14":"tag-uk","15":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114866085303814992","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/268099","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=268099"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/268099\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/268100"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=268099"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=268099"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=268099"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}