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AIBU to ask what is happening in Middlesbrough at the moment?

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Netcurtainnelly · 26/08/2026 13:16

What's going on in Middlesbrough anyone live there?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gmrz8d31mo

This house fire may be linked to criminal activities at the weekend, where the policemen were killed.

Just before the crash on Saturday somebody's house had been rammed with a vehicle doing extensive damage to the house? They set out in their car trying to find them and retaliate.

It said it's happened to other houses as well?

Is this all linked to drugs?

It's horrible. Where's it going to end? Why would you want to be mixed up in all that?
Is it worth your life?

A police officer is stood facing a badly burnt property. The roof has caved in and exposed the wooden beams. An alley runs down next to the property and it has a wooden fence on one side

Middlesbrough murder investigation as two people die in fire

Cleveland Police says it "cannot rule out any links to wider organised crime" after the fire near Middlesbrough.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gmrz8d31mo

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Fiftyandnotsonifty · 26/08/2026 16:50

Purplemoors · 26/08/2026 16:39

Yes this is what annoys me so much. They take their drugs oblivious to the background of harm

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They aren’t oblivious, they just don’t care.

IggyAce · 26/08/2026 16:48

Live a short distance from Middlesbrough and that area has always been rough. As mentioned a lot of county line activities.
Alert recently went on local fb page, those roads involved are likely to be extra busy because part of the a19 is closed due to an oil spill earlier today. Hope we don’t have a repeat of events.

AIBU to ask what is happening in Middlesbrough at the moment?
Fiftyandnotsonifty · 26/08/2026 16:47

Mistachio · 26/08/2026 14:09

With any luck they’ll all manage to wipe each other out. Unfortunately the chances are innocent people will get hurt in the crossfire.

Which they already have!

Jakadaal · 26/08/2026 16:43

Kopfkino · 26/08/2026 13:52

The family of one of the boys killed said they would still be alive if the police stopped their chase earlier. That the police have questions to answer 🤷

Or, you could’ve brought your boys up better and 7 people would still be alive.

The police abandoned the chase when the car joined the A66. The 2 police officers killed were travelling to another completely separate incident and it had no link with the original car chase. But of course it’s easier to blame the police 🤷‍♀️

itsgettingweird · 26/08/2026 16:42

Kopfkino · 26/08/2026 13:52

The family of one of the boys killed said they would still be alive if the police stopped their chase earlier. That the police have questions to answer 🤷

Or, you could’ve brought your boys up better and 7 people would still be alive.

I’ve seen posts literally calling the 2 police murderers.

That actually made me feel sick.

The death of these lads off the back of the house being rammed seems to have led police to a lot of OCG and that in itself will have a knock on effect.

In certain areas of society you have to pay for commiting a supposed wrong.

I hope the families of the police officers killed have been protected too.

Purplemoors · 26/08/2026 16:39

Vallies · 26/08/2026 16:37

With plenty on nice middle class drug users fueling the market and seeing no harm in it.

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Yes this is what annoys me so much. They take their drugs oblivious to the background of harm

Vallies · 26/08/2026 16:37

Pedallleur · 26/08/2026 14:10

That's impossible. It's a hugely lucrative market seemingly with no limit and the drugs are used by people in walks of life.

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With plenty on nice middle class drug users fueling the market and seeing no harm in it.

38thparallel · 26/08/2026 16:32

That's impossible. It's a hugely lucrative market seemingly with no limit and the drugs are used by people in walks of life.

Yes it seems to be impossible to stop. Yet there are democracies such as Japan and Korea who don’t have the drug problems that exist in UK and USA.
Yes, I’m sure there are drugs in Japanese and Korean nightclubs but certainly not on the scale of UK.
I don’t know about other European countries.

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Netcurtainnelly · 26/08/2026 14:55

monkeysox · 26/08/2026 14:20

There's also been a fire in Grangetown.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gmrz8d31mo

Looking for someone for attempted murder.

I said that .

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Netcurtainnelly · 26/08/2026 14:54

Sad.

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Netcurtainnelly · 26/08/2026 14:54

Sad.

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BellatrixpureBlood · 26/08/2026 14:49

I’ve just read a Facebook post from a friend and it looks like a victim of the fire this morning was a little girl aged 4/5 ish

What the hell is going on here? Poor innocent babies getting caught in the crossfire of their stupid gang warfare

Heartbreaking

IHateWasps · 26/08/2026 14:45

monkeysox · 26/08/2026 14:20

There's also been a fire in Grangetown.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gmrz8d31mo

Looking for someone for attempted murder.

That’s the same story and article that the OP started this thread about.

Pistachiocake · 26/08/2026 14:21

BellatrixpureBlood · 26/08/2026 14:10

It’s awful. I live not far away from there and it’s putting the area in such a bad light.

Makes me worry for my children.

I don't blame you. One of my SIL got in with a "bad crowd" at school, and even though her parents were law-abiding and supportive (all the other kids went to a different school and have good lives, with no criminal record now), she got into situations. We shouldn't always blame the parents, because it's your kid's friends' parents that can be the problem, even if you're a great mum.
What's the solution, when criminals keep on having more kids and bringing them up as criminals? I don't know-people wouldn't want a country where only law-abiding, caring people are allowed to have babies.

HelenaWilson · 26/08/2026 14:13

The family of one of the boys killed said they would still be alive if the police stopped their chase earlier.

They'd still be alive if they hadn't been doing whatever they were doing that caused the police to be after them in the first place. Or If they'd just stopped when signalled to do so by the police.

BellatrixpureBlood · 26/08/2026 14:10

It’s awful. I live not far away from there and it’s putting the area in such a bad light.

Makes me worry for my children.

Pedallleur · 26/08/2026 14:10

Netcurtainnelly · 26/08/2026 14:07

Pity these can't stop all these drugs getting into the country.

That's impossible. It's a hugely lucrative market seemingly with no limit and the drugs are used by people in walks of life.

Mistachio · 26/08/2026 14:09

With any luck they’ll all manage to wipe each other out. Unfortunately the chances are innocent people will get hurt in the crossfire.

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Netcurtainnelly · 26/08/2026 14:07

Pity these can't stop all these drugs getting into the country.

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Kopfkino · 26/08/2026 13:52

The family of one of the boys killed said they would still be alive if the police stopped their chase earlier. That the police have questions to answer 🤷

Or, you could’ve brought your boys up better and 7 people would still be alive.

Pedallleur · 26/08/2026 13:44

Netcurtainnelly · 26/08/2026 13:24

Sake, is it worth it?👎
These people are going to end up dead, killing others or going to prison?

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That's the gangsta life they lead. You and I don't understand it because we aren't in it

SummerT1me3 · 26/08/2026 13:42

That area has always (and will always be) incredibly rough. I used to live in an area which required me to drive near the area often and I always refused to drive through this area of Middlesbrough and joked (I think) that if I ever stopped my wheels would be stolen. The families of the lads who died are all ‘wrongens’ so I cannot say I would be surprised at them being linked. Forgetting all the gang wars etc for a minute the families have annoyed a lot of people by constantly posting that the police are to blame for the deaths and then they organised a gathering for one of the deaths and encouraged people to arrive on illegal vehicles and cause even more trouble

Cardhey · 26/08/2026 13:36

I feel sorry for the police having to deal with morons knowing the Hone Office and CPS will just let them all off.

HelenaWilson · 26/08/2026 13:36

Cleveland Police said it was investigating what had happened but was "keeping an open mind and cannot rule out any links to wider organised crime at this time".

The police wouldn't say that without good reason.

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