{"id":630549,"date":"2025-12-13T18:25:53","date_gmt":"2025-12-13T18:25:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/630549\/"},"modified":"2025-12-13T18:25:53","modified_gmt":"2025-12-13T18:25:53","slug":"police-want-to-speak-to-these-two-boys-after-knife-incident-in-arndale-shopping-centre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/630549\/","title":{"rendered":"Police want to speak to these two boys after knife incident in Arndale shopping centre"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The incident involved four teenage boys<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0_ABR_MEN_131225_ARNDALE.jpg\" alt=\"Police want to speak to these boys\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>Police want to speak to these boys(Image: GMP)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Police have released pictures of two boys they want to speak to after an incident involving a knife in the Arndale shopping centre.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The incident unfolded in the <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/all-about\/manchester-city-centre\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">Manchester city centre<\/a> shopping centre on October 9 at around 8.55pm. A spokesperson for <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/all-about\/greater-manchester-police\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">Greater Manchester Police<\/a> said two teenage boys chased another two teenage boys through the Arndale.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">They then &#8216;assaulted them&#8217; as they demanded they hand over their coats and bags. Police said one of the boys then exposed a knife handle in the waistband of his trousers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The boys took the coats and bags and fled the scene. Today (Saturday, December 12) police shared pictures of two boys they want to speak to about the incident.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Officers shared the photos online and said the boys &#8216;may be able to help us with enquiries&#8217;. Anyone who recognises them, or who has any information about the incident, is being urged to contact GMP.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Police can be contacted on 101 quoting 3427-09\/10\/2025.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8212;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Day in day out, our reporters in the Manchester Evening News newsroom bring you remarkable stories from all aspects of Mancunian life.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">However, with the pace of life these days, the frenetic news agenda and social media algorithms, you might not be getting a chance to read it. 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