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Zetland FM Local News - 29th July 2023
A man has appeared in court following a number of incidents involving motor vehicles in Redcar;
A man and woman have been arrested after a quantity of suspected class A and class B drugs were recovered when a drugs warrant was carried out in Hemlington;
...and a Cleveland Police operation which was set up to tackle organised criminality has been shortlisted for a national award that celebrates problem-solving initiatives.
A man has appeared in court following a number of incidents involving motor vehicles in Redcar.
The 48-year-old man was charged after reports of someone trying car doors in Ryehills Close in the town on Wednesday evening.
Police arrested and charged a man with nine counts of vehicle interference and one of theft from a motor vehicle.
He appeared at Teesside Magistrates Court yesterday.
A man and woman have been arrested after a quantity of suspected class A and class B drugs were recovered when a drugs warrant was carried out in Hemlington.
Yesterday morning, Middlesbrough neighbourhood team officers assisted by the Operational Support Unit carried out a warrant on Doxford Walk.
Suspected class A and class B drugs were recovered.
A 51-year-old man and a 41-year-old woman were arrested on suspicion of possession with intent to supply class A and B drugs.
They were both taken into police custody.
A Cleveland Police operation which was set up to tackle organised criminality has been shortlisted for a national award that celebrates problem-solving initiatives.
Operation Arrow focused on identifying and disrupting organised crime groups, as well as safeguarding children and vulnerable adults from exploitation in Middlesbrough.
It has seen the successful prosecution of 35 defendants, with 10 key members of an OCG recently receiving a combined total of 67 years in prison.
A number of people at risk of exploitation have also been safeguarded.
The operation was just one of ten shortlisted for the 2023 Tilley Award out of a total of 115 submissions submitted by forces across the country.
