'An amazing man and dad': Policeman killed in A66 car crash honoured at football game
Football clubs and fans held silences, applause and tributes, while a fundraiser for the officers’ families has raised more than £1 million, police said.
- Fans held a two-minute silence for PC Matthew Blades and PC Tom Clough before Hartlepool's game against Eastleigh on Saturday, honouring the officers killed in the A66 crash last weekend.
- PC Blades and PC Clough died in the early hours of Saturday, August 22, when their police car was struck by a Volkswagen Passat travelling the wrong way on the A66.
- FC Hartlepool honoured Blades, a youth coach, while a fundraiser by the Cleveland Police Federation has raised more than £1m for the two officers' families.
- Cleveland Police arrested 24 people during a crackdown on organised crime following the incident, while Police and Crime Commissioner Matt Storey requested better long-term funding for local safety.
- Middlesbrough FC scheduled a tribute for Saturday, as police noted the recent fatal house fire is 'not being linked' to the crash amid ongoing investigations.
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