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Residents near Middlesbrough have told the BBC of their concern after a spate of violent incidents in their area, including a crash that killed seven people including two police officers and a house fire that killed a woman and a seven-year-old girl.
Police have said the two incidents are not connected. They have made a series of arrests in relation to the crash and two arrests in relation to the house fire.
On Friday Redcar MP Anna Turley said disorder at a balloon release for one of the young men who died in the crash was “unacceptable”.
