It's been a busy few days for police in Ashton-under-Lyne.
Raiding houses in search of drugs and chasing drivers attempting to pull a fast one - it's all been going on.
On Tuesday morning, curtain twitchers may have noticed a sudden influx of police on St Albans Avenue.
Around a dozen officers executed a warrant on a nearby street at around 8.30am.
A number of weapons were discovered during a search - including a baseball bat and a large kitchen knife that had been hidden under a mattress in a bedroom.
Police didn't find any drugs at the house, and no arrests were made, but property was seized as part of an ongoing investigation into drug dealing in the area.
The raid was part of a two-day crackdown on crime by the GMP Ashton Hurst team, which also saw officers target uninsured and untaxed vehicles.
This red Ford Fiesta spun off the road and crashed after trying to evade police near St Damian's RC Science College.
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Its driver spotted ANPR (automatic number plate recognition) officers on Lees Road and decided to avoid them by pulling a u-turn.
The car - which was listed as stolen - then sped off towards Oldham and police took pursuit.
It was discovered several minutes later crashed at the corner of Abbey Hills Road after hitting a bollard and spinning off the road.
Two people - a man and a woman - ran from the car.
According to officers, the male driver fled into a nearby estate wearing what was described as a 'very distinctive, shiny, silver coat'.
The woman ran in the other direction towards Park Bridge.
No arrests were made but the Fiesta was seized and enquiries are ongoing.
But this driver wasn't the only one who didn't want to stop for police.
A second car - a red Skoda - started to pull over for ANPR officers on Lees Road, before the driver changed their mind.
Police chased the car through Ashton-under-Lyne to Droylsden, where the car was found dumped on Clockhouse Avenue.
Three young men were seen running away from the Skoda towards Clayton Vale.
That vehicle was also seized.
Overall, police scanned more than 3,600 vehicles - around 80 of which were flagged down.
DVSA (Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency) also took part and handed out a number of prohibition notices to vehicles.
Ending Tuesday's day of action was a community 'spring clean' litter pick - supported by dozens of residents, as well as councillors, staff from office of Angela Rayner MP and Jigsaw Homes.
It started from Ashton Rugby Club and saw bags and bags of rubbish cleaned up from the St Alban's and Hartshead estate areas.
PC Steve Naylor, neighbourhood beat officer for Hurst ward, was behind the two days of action.
He said: "I just want to say a big thanks from me and the Hurst PCSOs for the assistance of everyone involved.
"Lots of intelligence gathered and lots of enforcement carried out.
"There was a great sense of community spirit and partnership working, which is exactly what a day of action is about."
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