Overview
- Greater Manchester Police carried out two armed operations in Radcliffe and Bury over Monday and Tuesday, leading to separate arrests and large cordons.
- Following Monday’s six-hour stand-off at Sunflower Massage on Stand Lane in Radcliffe, officers arrested a 26-year-old on suspicion of making threats with a bladed article, and he remains in custody.
- Police said threats were made and the suspect was believed to have a knife, while staff got to safety and no injuries were reported during the Radcliffe incident.
- In Bury on Tuesday around 10:30am, a concern-for-welfare call on Limefield Brow drew armed officers, negotiators, and drones, and a man in his 70s was arrested on suspicion of firearms offences after a weapon was seized and later deemed not viable.
- Both scenes were lifted after searches, bus routes and roads reopened near schools and homes, and detectives continue enquiries as visible patrols and specialist units, including counter-terror firearms teams and drones, reflect standard practice for high‑risk welfare or weapons calls.