Shabana Mahmood hands Cleveland Police £2million to help tackle Middlesbrough crimewave
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TL;DR
- Cleveland Police receives an extra £2 million to tackle serious crime.
- The funding follows a deadly A66 crash and subsequent incidents of organised crime in Middlesbrough.
- Two police officers, PC Matthew Blades and PC Tom Clough, were killed in the A66 crash.
- Cleveland Police has the highest recorded crime rate in England and Wales.
- Critics, including Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp, deem the £2 million insufficient.
- Concerns raised about a £2.4 million funding shortfall and a significant reduction in police officers since 2010.
- Residents express fear of reprisals due to gang crime and anti-social behaviour.