A tired shopkeeper closes his store for the night. He’s faced a long day of abuse, theft and has even had rubbish thrown at his door. But the torment doesn't stop once the shutters come down.
Attempting to relax in his upstairs flat, it’s gone 10pm when he hears a group of teenagers on the roof outside his living room window. It’s a nightmare Muhammad Boota has endured for years – one that has seen him make more than 20 complaints to police. READ MORE: On these Greater Manchester streets, you're lucky if you can get any sleep “I’m so stressed,” the 50-year-old told the Manchester Evening News .
“They throw garbage at my shop. While I’m sitting with my elderly parents, they throw meat and bottles onto my roof. “I don’t understand why they’re doing it and the police can’t control it.
I’m scared.” Anti-social behaviour has been a huge problem in Stockport town centre in recent times. The issue became so severe GMP were forced to introduce Operation Rimini – a crackdown tackling retail crime, anti-social behaviour, burglaries and violent offences – last year.
Muhammad Boota (Image: Paige Oldfield / MEN) Police say they’ve made 49 arrests and secured 124 charges in a bid to crack down on these issues over the past 12 months. One instance saw three arrested in one day on suspicion of being wanted on recall to prison, shoplifting and possession of a bladed article. Stop searches also resulted in the discovery of a knife, stolen property and two ba.