<P>Cleveland Police is making progress in its handling of complaints, according to a national report.</P>

<P>Drugs, growing equipment, cash and even weapons were seized over the summer after officers from Middlesbrough’s neighbourhood policing teams launched Operation Steel Blue.</P>

<P>Six Forces joined together for the 15th time last night in a bid to tackle criminals operating and travelling between counties in the north of England. </P>

<P>Five exceptional individuals are being recruited to put the world of police dogs, firearms, neighbourhood policing and major crime under the microscope as part of an independent audit committee.</P>

<P>In a move seen as ground-breaking in British policing, a force is looking to appoint a new lead for standards and ethics, to bring their experience to the organisation whether or not they’re from a policing background.</P>

<P>In a move seen as ground-breaking in British policing, a force is looking to appoint a new lead for standards and ethics, to bring their experience to the organisation whether or not they’re from a policing background.</P>

<P>A selfless volunteer has been honoured by Cleveland Police after reaching fifty years of charitable service.</P>

<P>A selfless volunteer has been honoured by Cleveland Police after reaching fifty years of charitable service.</P>

<P>Following on from the success of Cleveland Police’s knife amnesty earlier this year, when 172 knives and sharp implements were handed in, the second leg of the operation has resulted in a further 106 knives being surrendered anonymously. </P> <P>&nbsp;</P>

<P>Following on from the success of Cleveland Police’s knife amnesty earlier this year, when 172 knives and sharp implements were handed in, the second leg of the operation has resulted in a further 106 knives being surrendered anonymously.</P>

<P>A Cleveland Police sergeant will feature in a BBC Two documentary following the men and women of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI).</P>

A Cleveland Police sergeant will feature in a BBC Two documentary following the men and women of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI).

<P>A local charity is set to benefit from a donation from a group of recently sworn in police officers.</P>

<P><BR>A local charity is set to benefit from a donation from a group of recently sworn in police officers.<BR></P>

<P>Police in Stockton have issued an Antisocial Behaviour Closure Order to evict two tenants from a property where alleged drug dealing and antisocial behaviour have become commonplace.&nbsp; </P> <P>&nbsp;</P>

<P>Fewer people in mental health crisis are being taken to police cells thanks to an innovative scheme which places nurses alongside police officers on the streets.</P>

<P>Police in Stockton have issued an Antisocial Behaviour Closure Order to evict two tenants from a property where alleged drug dealing and antisocial behaviour have become commonplace. </P>

<P>Fewer people in mental health crisis are being taken to police cells thanks to an innovative scheme which places nurses alongside police officers on the streets. </P>

<P>Police Interceptors will return to TV screens across the country featuring officers from Cleveland and Durham as filming began on another two series’ of the show on Tuesday 8th August.</P>

<P>Middlesbrough has become the second local policing area in Cleveland to launch the ‘Adopt a Post Office’ scheme.</P>