Cleveland urgently needs more officers, local leaders warn

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Cleveland urgently needs more officers, local leaders warn

A frontline leader and City Mayor have warned Cleveland is "grossly under-staffed".

More of the same: Local leaders say Cleveland needs more officers to cut crime

Date - 13th January 2022
By - Chris Smith

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The force with the UK’s highest crime rate needs a huge increase in officers to reduce it, local leaders have warned. Middlesbrough Mayor Andy Preston (Independent) and the leader of Cleveland’s Police Federation have called for a...

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