Cleveland police to get £2m extra to tackle serious crime in Middlesbrough

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.

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.