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More than 200 extra police officers sent to Cleveland after Middlesbrough incidents
The reinforcements follow nine deaths in crashes and a fire, as police make arrests and investigate possible links to organised crime.
- More than 200 extra police officers have been deployed to Teesside to support Cleveland Police following a string of violent incidents that left nine people dead across the region.
- Two police officers and five young men died in a head-on crash on the A66 on Saturday, while a woman and a seven-year-old girl perished in a Grangetown house fire on Wednesday.
- Police investigating the A66 collision have arrested 17 people, while two men face murder suspicion regarding the fire; a vehicle crashed into a South Bank wall on Thursday, and a man was stabbed in Eston.
- Cleveland Council leader Alec Brown called an "urgent meeting" on Friday with councillors, police and social housing providers to address community safety concerns.
- Redcar MP Anna Turley promised a "significant response" with resources working around the clock, while the Prime Minister told reporters the incidents represent a "terribly tragic event" requiring full government support.
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