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Football Fans to Pay Respects to Officers Killed in A66 Crash
Fans and players honoured the officers as a fundraiser for their families passed £1 million, the Cleveland Police Federation 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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Football fans to pay respects to officers killed in A66 crash
Middlesbrough FC has asked supporters to pay tribute to Pc Matthew Blades and Pc Tom Clough
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Middlesbrough plan tribute to two police officers who died after A66 crash ahead of EFL match
Middlesbrough will pay tribute to two Cleveland Police officers who died in the devastating A66 crash when the club hosts West Bromwich Albion tomorrow.PC Matthew Blades, 37, and PC Tom Clough, 38, were among seven people killed in the early hours of Saturday.The officers died when a Volkswagen Passat, travelling the wrong way along the A66 near Middlesbrough, collided head-on with their marked armed response vehicle.The five people travelling i…
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