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Hilltop Grove in Whitefield(Image: Google)<\/p>\nDetectives have issued a plea for anyone with CCTV or doorbell footage to come forwardHilltop Grove in Whitefield(Image: Google)<\/p>\n
A man was seriously injured after he confronted would-be masked thieves on bikes in the back garden of his home.<\/p>\n
Detectives in Whitefield<\/a>, Bury<\/a>, have launched a major investigation and are now appealing for anyone with information or footage to get in touch.<\/p>\n Four youths who were riding electric Suron bikes are being hunted in connection with the incident, which happened in the early hours of Friday, November 7, on Hilltop Grove in Whitefield.<\/p>\n The Manchester Evening News understands a family were woken by noises in the back garden and saw the door of a garage had been ripped open. The four were in the garden.<\/p>\n The man, aged 59, went outside to confront them, but was attacked as he did so.<\/p>\n Join the Manchester Evening News <\/strong>WhatsApp<\/strong> group <\/strong>HERE<\/a><\/p>\n It’s understood he tried to pull one of the would-be thieves off one of the bikes, but was dragged along the floor before they escaped empty-handed.<\/p>\n The man was taken to hospital, but is now recovering. He suffered serious injuries to one of his hands, a broken toe and serious abrasions caused by being dragged. Police described his injuries as ‘significant’.<\/p>\n It’s understood the four were on two Suron bikes, with one riding pillion on each one.<\/p>\n Detectives are now appealing for anyone with CCTV or Ring doorbell footage to come forward.<\/p>\n In a statement on social media, GMP Bury said: “Greater Manchester Police<\/a> are investigating an incident that occurred on Hilltop Grove, Whitefield, between 3am and 3.20am on Friday November 7 where four males wearing Balaclavas and riding Suron bikes have attempted to break into a garage.<\/p>\n “The males were disturbed and made off.<\/p>\n “During this incident a member of the public has received significant injuries.<\/p>\n “Police are requesting anybody who may have witnessed these males or have CCTV, Ring door bell footage of them arriving or leaving the area to contact Bury Neighbourhood Crime Team DC Potter on 0161 8568222 or email 19123@gmp.police.uk quoting log reference 317 07112025.”<\/p>\n For the latest stories and breaking news visit manchestereveningnews.co.uk<\/a>. Get the latest headlines, features and analysis that matter to you by signing up to our various Manchester Evening News newsletters here.<\/a><\/p>\n You can also get all your favourite content from the Manchester Evening News on WhatsApp. Click here<\/a> to stay up to date with the latest.Follow us on X @mennewsdesk<\/a> for all the latest stories and updates on breaking incidents from across the region and beyond, as well as on our Facebook page here<\/a>.If you prefer reading our stories on your phone, consider downloading the Manchester Evening News app here,<\/a> and our newsdesk will make sure every time an essential story breaks, you’ll be the first to hear about it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Detectives have issued a plea for anyone with CCTV or doorbell footage to come forwardHilltop Grove in Whitefield(Image:…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":562790,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8813],"tags":[748,1285,188,393,4884,187,2465,16,15,26525],"class_list":{"0":"post-562789","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-manchester","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-bury","10":"tag-crime","11":"tag-england","12":"tag-great-britain","13":"tag-greater-manchester-police","14":"tag-manchester","15":"tag-uk","16":"tag-united-kingdom","17":"tag-whitefield"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115529060211629405","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/562789","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=562789"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/562789\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/562790"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=562789"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=562789"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=562789"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/0_Greater-Manchester-Police.jpg\")
GMP(Image: Manchester Evening News)<\/p>\n