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Cars set on fire at vigil after A66 crash as hundreds of extra police officers sent to Cleveland
Police have drafted 200 extra officers as investigations widen into the A66 crash, the Grangetown house fire and related disorder, officials said.
- Hundreds of extra police officers have deployed to Cleveland following a series of deadly incidents, including a fatal A66 crash on Saturday that killed two police officers and five young men.
- Police arrested 17 people after the A66 crash as part of investigations into alleged organised crime, while authorities have not ruled out a link between the crash and a fatal house fire on Wednesday.
- Cars were torched at a Haswell memorial vigil for Michael Cahill, one of the A66 victims, as an official described the violence in the Middlesbrough area as "terrorism."
- Redcar and Cleveland Council leader Alec Brown wrote to Prime Minister Andy Burnham requesting additional resources, saying nine deaths in six days left residents feeling "scared" and unsafe in their homes.
- Police arrested two men on suspicion of murder regarding the Grangetown fire, while Josh Kirton, brother of victim Natalie McDonald, told reporters the loss was "senseless" and unrelated to gang investigations.
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Cars 'set on fire at vigil for A66 crash dead' as 200 extra police officers sent to Cleveland
Extra police officers have been drafted in to help Cleveland Police keep “innocent residents” safe following a string of violent incidents across Middlesbrough that have left nine people dead.
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