For the latest Tameside news sign up to the MyTameside newsletter here A gang of thugs attacked and robbed four people within hours - including two elderly men out for their morning papers and a boy out on his bike.
A man and two teenagers appeared in court following the string of incidents in Tameside and Oldham, while a fourth defendant was sentenced having admitted receiving stolen goods.
One elderly man was robbed of just £5, while another had his dog chain taken. At around 12.40am on February 17 last year, a 14-year-old boy was riding his bike along Rowley Street in Ashton-under-Lyne.
He was followed by a red Ford Fiesta, being driven by Jack Paddon, 26. After the Fiesta pulled up, Paddon's two teenage passengers - aged 16 and 17 -
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