8 h. ago 'Army' of police shut down crime boss 'Hotdog' Smith's house on illegal scrapyard as wife says she will be forced to live 'in a TENT'

A 'small army' of police surrounded and shut down a crime boss's illegal home and scrapyard this week as his wife sat by in despair in a move she says will force her to 'live in a tent'.

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38 h. ago LIVE updates as police surround forensic tent in Manchester city centre

Images from the scene show a cordoned off Costa coffee shop

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38 h. ago LIVE updates as man dies in Manchester city centre with forensic tent in place

Images from the scene show a cordoned off Costa coffee shop

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5 d. ago Police make move that will force wife of crime boss 'Hotdog' to 'live in tent'

Following a court order issued last week, officers moved in to close an illegal scrapyard in Great Harwood, Lancashire, where Tommy 'Hotdog' Smith's wife Mary lives

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7 d. ago Wife of crime boss 'Hotdog' will be forced to live in tent as illegal scrap yard shut down

Mary Smith, 48, said she will be forced to move out of her eight-bedroom house and live in a tent after an eviction order was granted.

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7 d. ago Wife of crime boss 'Hotdog' will be 'forced to live in tent' from Monday

Mary Smith, the wife of crime boss Tommy 'Hotdog' Smith, has claimed - without providing evidence - that she will be forced to live in a tent when she is evicted

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7 d. ago Wife of crime boss 'Hotdog' will be 'forced to live in tent' when illegal scrap yard is closed down

Mary Smith, 48, says she will be forced to leave her eight-bedroom house after a judge granted a full closure order at the site

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7 d. ago Wife of crime boss 'Hotdog' will be 'forced to live in tent' after illegal scrapyard bust

Mary Smith, 48, will be forced to leave her eight-bedroom detached house after a judge granted a full closure order at the site on Meadow Street, Great Harwood, Blackburn

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