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A man has been arrested following an incident at a children’s centre in Hemlington, after an unknown male entered the premises and caused criminal damage to internal doors and windows;

The collision occurred just before 5.15pm on Thursday near to the Jack and Jill pub, and involved a Kawasaki motorbike and a black VW;

...and it's been revealed that 87 knives were removed from our area's streets during last week's Operation Sceptre.

A man has been arrested following an incident at a children’s centre in Hemlington, after an unknown male entered the premises and caused criminal damage to internal doors and windows.

Police were called to the scene at Cass House Road shortly after 3pm yesterday, and the man was detained within minutes.

All children and staff in the centre were immediately evacuated to the neighbouring school and all were safe, unharmed and accounted for, with no reports of anyone being injured.

Police say a thorough investigation into the incident is underway.

The collision occurred just before 5.15pm on Thursday near to the Jack and Jill pub, and involved a Kawasaki motorbike and a black VW.

The motorbike was travelling eastbound on the A171 towards Whitby, whilst the VW was pulling onto the A171 to travel the opposite way towards Teesside.

The motorbike rider sustained a broken left arm, broken left leg and a dislocated right shoulder and he was taken to James Cook University Hospital.

Any witnesses or people with dashcam footage are asked to contact Cleveland Police via the non-emergency number 101.

It's been revealed that 87 knives were removed from our area's streets during last week's Operation Sceptre.

Operation Sceptre is an initiative to tackle knife crime across the country, and last week all 43 forces across England and Wales, along with the British Transport Police, took part in intensified efforts to crack down on knife enabled crime and violence. 

63 of the knives recovered in Cleveland were surrendered anonymously to the amnesty bins in police station during the week of action.

Police officers stopped and searched 179 people resulting in the recovery of a further 11 knives. 

A staggering total of 381 arrests were made across the area throughout the week, with 23 of these a direct result of Operation Sceptre activity.