Cleveland Police handed additional £2m to tackle organised crime after A66 crash

Police have now arrested at least 27 people since the horror smash on August 22, while four of the five young men who died had extensive criminal histories.

Cash announced after horror car crash that killed two police officers and house fire in which woman and young girl died Cleveland’s police force is to receive a £2m funding boost to tackle serious crime, after the home secretary said successive high-profile crimes in the Middlesbrough area had led to a “sense of disqui

The home secretary says the money will help support the force in the aftermath of the A66 crash.

The Home Secretary made the announcement after Prime Minister Andy Burnham paid tribute to two police officers killed in the line of duty on the A66.

The Home Secretary made the announcement after Prime Minister Andy Burnham paid tribute to two police officers killed in the line of duty on the A66.

Cleveland Police will be given an extra £2m to tackle serious crime, the home secretary has announced, after a spate of incidents in and around Middlesbrough.