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Manchester criminals arrested in Cheshire hotel hot tub | Manchester criminals arrested in Cheshire hotel hot tub |
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A wanted criminal and an arsonist were caught in their swimming trunks by police after taking a dip in a hotel's hot tub. | A wanted criminal and an arsonist were caught in their swimming trunks by police after taking a dip in a hotel's hot tub. |
The arrests, on CCTV, show officers arresting Kane Birch, 23, and Macauley Peacock, 24, at a Warrington hotel where they were hiding out. | The arrests, on CCTV, show officers arresting Kane Birch, 23, and Macauley Peacock, 24, at a Warrington hotel where they were hiding out. |
A third man, Dean Murphy, was found asleep in a room at the hotel, where police seized a loaded Glock pistol. | A third man, Dean Murphy, was found asleep in a room at the hotel, where police seized a loaded Glock pistol. |
The men have been jailed for a range of drug and gun offences. | The men have been jailed for a range of drug and gun offences. |
Acting on information the men were hiding out the Village Hotel, officers arrived to find Birch and Peacock in the spa area on 25 June. | Acting on information the men were hiding out the Village Hotel, officers arrived to find Birch and Peacock in the spa area on 25 June. |
The men had used a false name to book a room where officers later found the loaded gun, an encrypted mobile phone and the key to a stolen Audi car. | The men had used a false name to book a room where officers later found the loaded gun, an encrypted mobile phone and the key to a stolen Audi car. |
Peacock and Murphy were jailed at Chester Crown Court on Monday. | Peacock and Murphy were jailed at Chester Crown Court on Monday. |
Peacock, of Kilmaine Avenue in Blackley, Manchester, was jailed for 14 years, five for being in possession of a firearm and nine for arson with intent to endanger life relating to an offence in Manchester. | |
Murphy, ofManchester, was sentenced to eight years, five for being in possession of a firearm and three for heroin and crack cocaine offences. | |
At a previous court hearing in September, Birch, of Ainsbrook Avenue in Manchester was jailed for four years for conspiracy to supply crack cocaine and heroin after playing a significant role in orchestrating a county lines network to supply Class A drugs from Manchester to Macclesfield. | |
Det Ch Insp Mike Evans said: "These men knew they were wanted by police, yet they naively believed by hiding out in a hotel they would avoid detection - they were proved wrong." | Det Ch Insp Mike Evans said: "These men knew they were wanted by police, yet they naively believed by hiding out in a hotel they would avoid detection - they were proved wrong." |
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