Arrests follow Boro match.SIX people were arrested at last night's big Tyne-Tees derby game. Northumbria Police Northumbria Police is the Home Office police force responsible for policing the areas of Northumberland and Tyne and Wear in England. The service is the sixth largest police constabulary in England or Wales. As of April 2005, the current Chief Constable is Mike Craik. said the arrests were for a "variety of minor offences" and it is not known which club the fans were supporting. Chief Superintendent Chief Superintendent is a senior rank in police forces organised on the British model. United Kingdom In the British police, a Chief Superintendent (Ch Supt; or colloquially "Chief Super") is senior to a Superintendent and junior to an Assistant Chief Constable (or a Neil Mackay, head of the force's operations unit, said: "The majority of fans behaved well. Six arrests out of a 51,000 crowd is low and I would like to thank all the stewards involved for their assistance. "I would also like to commend the action of police officers who remained professional at all times despite a number of difficult situations which they managed to diffuse quickly." Hopes hit hard: Page 3 Problems pile up: Back Page |
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