Tilery Primary School parents have been warned that several raid vans have descended near the school in Portrack as a huge number of armed police responded to an ongoing incident
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Armed police have descended on an area of Middlesbrough this morning.
Several raid vans, along with armed officers, are said to have an area of the Stockton estate on lockdown. Tilery Primary School has also issued an alert to parents, stating: “Due to an ongoing police incident on the Portrack estate, if your child is coming to school, can you please take them to the main hall.”
One witness told Teesside Live: “Armed police everywhere St Anne’s Terrace. School on full lock down taking all the kids to the main hall no parents allowed in to the school grounds”.
Images and video taken close to the scene showed officers entering a single residence in the area. Both Cleveland Police and Durham Police are said to be in attendance.
In a statement, police said: “Police are currently carrying out a series of warrants in the Stockton area as part of an ongoing operation. Armed and unarmed officers from Durham Constabulary and Cleveland Police are involved in the activity as well as specialist search officers and dog section. A cordon remains in place at these addresses. We will issue further information on this activity as soon as possible.”
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