Police Investigate CCTV Tampering at Gorton Pub

0:00On April 29, police and greater Manchester are probing staff at the Angel Pub in Gorton after suspecting they deliberately wiped CCTV footage from a serious kidnapping investigation. Officers hit the spot on Wellington Street multiple times in early April, but each visit turned up empty on downloading the recordings. The first couple trips, the manager couldn't help with downloads, so cops had to film the screens on their phones. Next day, an imaging expert showed up, but staff claimed no password for the hard drive, even though the 16-channel system looked fully, operational. By the third visit on April 14, access got flat out denied despite warnings about the grave case. Then on April 21, the whole setup had switched to a new four-channel model, with footage starting way after the requests. Council docs show police raised alarms about more crimes hitting customers, leading Manchester Council to suspend the pub's license for a full review. On April 27, pub owner stayed silent on the matter.

1:02Now cops have logged a perverting justice charge, keeping the heat on as this saga unfolds in the licensing hearings.