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UK Home Secretary announces £2m aid for Cleveland Police amid Middlesbrough gang violence

Shabana Mahmood allocates £2 million to Cleveland Police to address serious crime and gang violence in Middlesbrough.

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A fatal car crash on the A66 on August 22, 2026, claimed the lives of seven people and triggered disorder in the area, including the deaths of two police officers, PC Tom Clough and PC Matthew Blades. [1] Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood announced on September 1, 2026, that the UK government will allocate an additional £2 million to Cleveland Police to tackle serious crime in the Middlesbrough area. [2] PC Matthew Blades and PC Tom Clough died when a Volkswagen Passat going the wrong way on the A66 at South Bank hit their vehicle on 22 August, killing five other men in the opposing vehicle. [3] Around 200 police officers from outside the Cleveland force were drafted in to assist with tackling organized crime under mutual aid arrangements. [4] As of Monday, September 1, 2026, Cleveland Police had arrested 27 people in connection with the investigations following the fatal collision. [5] About 200 police officers from outside Cleveland Police have been drafted in to help the force tackle organised crime following the crash. [6] Cleveland Police have arrested 27 people for activities linked to serious and organised crime following the crash. [7]
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  1. A fatal car crash on the A66 on August 22, 2026, claimed the lives of seven people and triggered disorder in the area, including the deaths of two police officers, PC Tom Clough and PC Matthew Blades. · Daily Mirror
  2. Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood announced on September 1, 2026, that the UK government will allocate an additional £2 million to Cleveland Police to tackle serious crime in the Middlesbrough area. · Daily Mirror
  3. PC Matthew Blades and PC Tom Clough died when a Volkswagen Passat going the wrong way on the A66 at South Bank hit their vehicle on 22 August, killing five other men in the opposing vehicle. · BBC News
  4. Around 200 police officers from outside the Cleveland force were drafted in to assist with tackling organized crime under mutual aid arrangements. · Daily Mirror
  5. As of Monday, September 1, 2026, Cleveland Police had arrested 27 people in connection with the investigations following the fatal collision. · Daily Mirror
  6. About 200 police officers from outside Cleveland Police have been drafted in to help the force tackle organised crime following the crash. · BBC News
  7. Cleveland Police have arrested 27 people for activities linked to serious and organised crime following the crash. · BBC News
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