Here at Confidential we get regular reports, releases and updates from Greater Manchester Police. This is a selection of the reports received so far this week, not all of them. Some make depressing reading so it's worth remembering Greater Manchester has a population of 2.6m and that recent figures show crime has fallen dramatically across both the region and the country.
Thursday 3 October: 19-year-old student fined for rape lie
A student has been issued with a fixed penalty notice after she lied about being raped.
In the early hours of Tuesday 1 October police received reports that a 19-year-old woman had been raped in Manchester city centre.
After a thorough investigation and CCTV analysis the police established that her movements did not match up with her statement.
After being challenged the woman admitted that she'd lied about being raped.
She was handed a £90 fine for wasting police time.
CCTV footage proved she had lied
Wednesday 2 October: CCTV of Rusholme man convicted of attempted murder following targeted hit and run
Aqab Hussain, 21, from Rusholme, has been found guilty of four counts of attempted murder following a deliberate hit and run on a group of friends on John Dalton Street in August 2012.
Mr Hussain had been involved in an earlier argument with the group in Silks lap dancing club on Lloyd Street.
Later on in the evening Mr Hussain waited for the group and drove his Vauxhall Corsa towards them at high speed, sending three of the friends hurtling through the air. One man was carried around 100m down the street on the bonnet of the Corsa.
One man was left in intensive care for 20 days and is now severely disabled.
Mr Hussain fled the UK following the incident but was arrested on his return seven weeks later.
He is expected to receive a substantial prison sentence.
Tuesday 1 October: Police reassure residents after abduction rumours
Police in Heywood and Middleton are attempting to reassure residents after a number of rumours and allegations starting circulating around the community of possible suspects in a number of abduction cases.
Since 21 September 2013 there have been six seperate reports of children being approached by suspicious men in the Middleton area.
Some of the reports state that a man was in a car which approached children suspiciously, and in other cases the allegation is that an attempted abduction took place.
Detective Sergeant Diane Johnson said: "While we are always grateful for information from members of the public which we will always act on, we do not feel there is any substance to any of these reports.
"I would like to reassure people that we have fully pursued all allegations, but despite this we cannot find any evidence that criminal offences have taken place.
"We understand that these reports have been made with the best of intentions, but we suspect that now an urban myth has taken hold and it is important for us to address that."
Anyone with any information is asked to call police on 0161 856 8701 or call the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
Middleton
Monday 30 September: Police praise 50,000 TUC protestors
Police have praised all those that attended the mass rally on Sunday 29 September as only two minor arrests were made.
The 'Save our NHS' demonstration, organised by the Trade Union Congree to coincide with the Tory party conference being held in the city, is thought to have brought 50,000 marchers to the streets of Manchester city centre.
Of all the 50,000 protestors only two people were arrested. One 19-year-old man was arrested for breach of the police, and another 36-year-old man was arrested for a public order offence.
Chief Superintendent John O’Hare said: “This was the largest protest Greater Manchester Police have had to manage and I would like to thank those who attended for behaving in a peaceful and lawful manner.
“it was clear the intentions of the organisers and those who were involved in the march wanted to protest peacefully as is their democratic right to do so.
“It is pleasing that with a crowd of 50,000 there were only two arrests for low level offences.
"Our officers performed to the highest standards and got the balance right between facilitating protest and upholding the law."
There'll be an analysis of an aspect of the march on Confidential later this week.
TUC march
Sunday 29 September: More trouble for the Warehouse Project as dealer swallows stash
A 25-year-old man suspected of drug dealing at the Trafford club night is thought to have swallowed his stash after security staff detained him.
The man is now said to be in a critical condition.
On the night of 28 September the man ran off as security staff approached him, having found the man security took him to the security cabin and called the police at around 11.50pm.
EcstasyWhen the police arrived and made the arrest the man's behaviour made them suspect that he had swallowed a quantity of his supply to avoid detection.
He was raced to Salford Royal where he is undergoing treatment.
Chief Superintendent Mark Roberts, divisional commander for Trafford, said: “After the tragic events of Friday night it almost defies belief that drug dealers would continue to target this venue and equally that people would risk their lives by taking drugs supplied by people who have no regard whatsoever for their well being and are purely interested in making money."
“The main point to get across is you do not know what is in the drugs you are taking and the potential effects they can have.
Saturday 28 September: Man dies at first Warehouse Project of the season
At around 4.30am on Saturday 28 September police were called to the Manchester Royal Infirmary following the death of a 30-year-old man.
It is thought that the man collapsed after taking what is thought to be a bad batch of a controlled drug.
Police are aware of five other people that have been admitted to hospital feeling unwell after taking a controlled drug. They are all currently being treated in hospital.
All of them attended Warehouse Project in Trafford Park on the night of Friday 27 September.
Police are asking that anyone else who may have taken drugs at the Warehouse Project and are currently feeling unwell go to hospital for a check up as soon as possible.
An investigation into the circumstances surrounding his death has been launched and enquiries are ongoing.
Detective Inspector Aaron Duggan said: “First and foremost, our thoughts go out to the family of this young man following this tragedy.
“We have now launched an investigation to establish the circumstances leading up to his death.
“It is possible that there may a particularly bad batch of drugs out there in the community and that is a concern to us.
"If you attended the Warehouse Project last night and are feeling unwell, I would ask you to go to hospital for a check up as soon as possible.
“I would always urge people not to take illegal drugs and remind them that you do not know what they have been made up with. They can contain poisons and illicit chemicals that can have potentially fatal effects.”
Anyone with information should phone police on 0161 856 7655 or the independent charity Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.
Warehouse Project
