EVERY month, the Warrington Guardian takes a look back at some of the most shocking and bizarre crimes reported to police in the town over the past few weeks.

Here are six such incidents from Warrington during May:

Burger King staff abused

Some of the big fast food chains have reopened their doors this month.

Among them was Burger King, and its branch at Winwick Quay.

But within days of opening for business once more, staff were being spat at and racially abused.

The disturbing incident occurred on Wednesday, May 11, due to diners having been angered that they were ‘not being served quickly enough’.

Shop robbed at knifepoint

Convenience store staff were left ‘shaken by a terrifying ordeal’ when the premises was robbed at knifepoint.

The One Stop in Gorse Covert was targeted by two men on the evening of Sunday, May 10.

They are believed to have been armed with knives and stole a quantity of cash from the shop.

Cheshire Police have issued CCTV footage of two men wanted in connection with the incident.

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Road rage backfires

A wanted man was arrested after he tailgated and flashed his lights at an unmarked police car on the motorway.

The force vehicle was patrolling on the M6 southbound near to the Thelwall Viaduct on the afternoon of Tuesday, May 12, when the suspect’s car approached from behind.

After driving closely behind the police car, he flashed his lights in a bid to have the copper move over.

Having been using his mobile phone at the time, he then overtook ‘at speed’.

When he was pulled over, the motorist was shown as being wanted for other offences.

Victim threatened with swords

A woman was threatened with two swords during a terrifying attack at a property in the town centre.

Police were called to the address on Parker Street on Wednesday, May 6.

Polish national Kamilla Krajouska has since been charged with affray over the incident and will appear before Liverpool Crown Court next month.

Convenience store ram raid

One of the most high-profile crimes to have hit the town during May came only this week when the Co-op store in Latchford village was ram raided.

Burglars reversed a van into the Maybrook Place shop’s front doors and attempted to break into the cash machine using an angle grinder late on Thursday, May 28.

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But they were disturbed and fled the scene in a black BMW, which was later found abandoned in the Partington area.

‘Disturbing’ video circulates online

Social media users were left ‘feeling physically sick’ after a ‘disturbing and very worrying’ video circulated online.

The clip allegedly involved a man filming a woman and her young child from the window of his home on Poplars Avenue in Orford as they were walking along the road.

As he did so, he is alleged to have made sexual comments about the toddler.

This video attracted outrage when it went viral on Wednesday, May 20 – although it has since been removed from the internet.

Adam Syers has since been charged with a malicious communications offence.

The 22-year-old will appear before Warrington Magistrates Court in July.