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Cleveland Police conducted Operation Artemis on September 12, making 17 arrests for crimes including drug supply and vehicle theft following the fatal A66 crash that killed two police officers in August. Around 130 officers participated in raids across Middlesbrough, seizing drugs, cash, and various items linked to criminal activity. The operation aimed to address increasing anti-social behavior in the area since the tragedy.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-21,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
Cleveland Police launched Operation Artemis, involving around 130 officers, including some from the National Crime Agency, to target organized crime groups in Middlesbrough on Monday morning. The raids, which began at 8am, resulted in 17 arrests for drug-related activities and theft across South Bank, Grangetown, and Eston areas. Officers used battering rams to enter several properties during the early morning school run. This operation follows a tragic A66 crash that killed two police officers last month, leading to increased public support for law enforcement actions against crime in the area.
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Police have launched a crackdown on thugs terrorising Middlesbrough in the wake of the A66 crash which claimed the lives of two police officers.
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After the deaths of PC Matthew Blades and PC Tom Clough last month, dozens of people were arrested on suspicion of being linked to organised crime.
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dozens → arrest → crime
Cleveland Police upped its operation this morning with a series of dramatic raids which saw 17 arrests made for offences including drugs supply and theft of a motor vehicle.
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arrests → up → vehicle
The raids – codenamed Operation Artemis – saw around 130 officers, including some from the National Crime Agency, carry out warrants and target wanted men across the South Bank, Grangetown and Eston areas of Middlesbrough.
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officers → codename → Middlesbrough
They began shortly after 8am with a convoy of vans as roads were temporarily blocked by patrol cars.
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roads → begin → cars
Officers used battering rams to force entry to several properties as parents walked past with their children on the school run.
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parents → use → run
Cleveland Police has been assisted by forces from across the country since violence engulfed the area following the deaths of the two police officers.
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violence → assist → officers
They were killed on August 22 when a Volkswagen Passat going the wrong way along the A66 dual carriageway hit their marked armed response vehicle.
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Passat → kill → vehicle
The five in the VW – Cole Robert Worthy, 17, Theo Rae, 17, Makai Saddington, 18, Jakub Matusiak, 23 and Michael Robert Cahill, 23 – all died at the scene.
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five → die → scene
Following their deaths, some vigils to the young men included masked youths intimidating local residents and even cars set alight.
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vigils → follow → residents
Police launched a series of raids on Monday morning targeting wanted men in Middlesbrough
Officers made 17 arrests linked to drugs, theft and violent offences
Operation Artemis officers make an arrest during a raid on a property in South Bank, Middlesbrough
Officers from Cleveland Police during a briefing ahead of the Operation Artemis raids
Cash was seized from the South Bank area during a raid to target suspected drug dealers
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Cash → target → dealers
Officers also seized vehicles including electric scooters which have been linked to criminality
There has been an increased police presence in the area since the deaths of PC Tom Clough and PC Matthew Blades in August
On August 26 Natalie McDonald and her seven-year-old niece Valentina Foster were killed in a house fire in the Grangetown area.
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McDonald → seize → area
However police said it was not thought to be linked to the A66 crash.
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During Monday’s operation, police seized suspected class A and class C drugs, cash, a knife, knuckle duster, a baton, an illegal e-bike, an electric scooter, an electric assisted pedal cycle and a suspected stolen wacker plate construction tool.
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police → seize → drugs
Superintendent Daryll Tomlinson, district commander for Redcar and Cleveland, said the force was determined to take action against criminals operating in the area.
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force → say → area
He said: ‘We are tackling criminals and targeting anti-social behaviour in our hotspot areas.
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‘Officers from across the region will be joining us to take the fight back to the criminals in this area.
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Officers → join → area
‘We executed drugs warrants, arrested people wanted on recall, and we are sending a clear message out to the community.’
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we → execute → community
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