New police footage shows extent of anti-social behaviour happening in Middlesbrough
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We’re back in Middlesbrough. Our team spent a month here following the A66 crash, which killed seven people, including two police officers, and exposed problems that residents say have been building for years. We witnessed a community grappling with serious crime and anti-social behaviour, amid concerns about whether the police have the resources to tackle it. Now, a week on from our report, the row over police funding is intensifying - and we’ve been invited to listen. At Middlesbrough Town Hall, residents, councillors and the mayor came together to discuss the challenges facing the town. “Our society is crumbling into crime…I’m a Middlesbrough lad, so are most of you in here and it’s falling apart and it’s crime that’s doing it.” There was sympathy, too, for the officers caught in the middle. “I feel sorry for Cleveland Police themselves as they are getting the backlash.” At Westminster, Middlesbrough MP Andy McDonald is challenging the Government over what he says is an unfai
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