Police yet to receive £2m after A66 crash, says commissioner
Cleveland Police and Crime Commissioner Matt Storey says it has been nearly two months since force was promised the cash.
A police force has still not received the £2m it was promised by the government in the wake of a car crash that led to the deaths of seven people, including two police officers, the local police and crime commissioner (PCC) has said.
Cleveland PCC Matt Storey said Cleveland Police was still waiting for the extra funding promised by the home secretary almost two months ago.
Shabana Mahmood pledged the cash in light of the challenges faced by the force following the deaths, which followed a pursuit on the A66 at South Bank, near Middlesbrough, on 22 August. Five young men were also killed.
The Home Office has been approached for comment.
During the fatal crash, a Volkswagen Passat in which the five young men were travelling hit an oncoming marked Cleveland Police vehicle on the dual carriageway near Middlesbrough at about 03:39 BST.
Officers PC Matthew Blades, 37, and PC Tom Clough, 38, died at the scene.
The occupants of the VW Passat, which was travelling the wrong way down the A66 at South Bank - Michael Robert Cahill, 23, Jakub Matusiak, 23, Makai Saddington, 18, and 17-year-olds Theo Rae and Cole Robert Worthy - were also killed.
On the morning of the crash, Cleveland Police said it received several reports of two vehicles being driven dangerously around the town and a Volvo XC60 had been seen ramming properties.
Further arrests were subsequently made in connection with organised crime, including the following weekend after another vehicle ramming.
