Police have stormed homes and arrested three men in connection to the theft of historic York stones.
Officers investigating the stolen stones from eight churches, including St Peter's and St Paul's in Ormskirk, carried out raids in Greater Manchester under the Cheshire Police operation. Officers swooped on addresses in Middleton, Oldham and Rochdale.
The MEN reported, three men, aged 48, 31 and 28, were arrested on suspicion of conspiring to commit theft. Cheshire police carried out the raids on, Wednesday July 27, at around 7pm.