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A New York policeman's terrifying 'adventure' in Manchester

Bill Lambert had spent his career battling the Big Apple's hardest criminals, but he came unstuck against two Mancunian thieves

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Dean Kirby
Sep 23, 2023
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Bill Lambert was a proud New York police officer who had spent 15 years battling the Big Apple’s hardest criminals.

America’s wildest city was the breeding ground for some of the world’s fiercest gangs — the Dead Rabbits, the Dock Rats, the Plug Uglies.

But as tough as Lambert might have been, he finally met his match when he came up against two Mancunian…

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