Operation Artemis
Keep up to date with Operation Artemis activity.
Artemis briefing kicks off this morning at Cleveland Police headquarters.
Operation Artemis today is aimed at targeting serious and organised crime across Teesside.
We’ll provide updates throughout the day about the action we have taken.
Six people have been arrested so far as part of Operation Artemis.
Officers targeted properties in Stockton in the early hours and arrested six people for offences relating to Conspiracy to Supply Drugs.
A vulnerable woman has also been safeguarded.
A man and a woman have been arrested in Middlesbrough this morning after officers conducted a warrant at an address in The Close, Grove Hill.
They were both arrested on suspicion of Possession with Intent to Supply Class A Drugs.
Operation Artemis continues…
A man has been arrested in Grangetown this morning on suspicion of assault, taking the arrest number for Operation Artemis to nine so far.
Officers from Crime, Neighbourhoods and Regional and national partners, supported by local specialist teams, are out in full force across Teesside today, targeting those involved in serious and organised crime who bring harm to our communities.
A man has been arrested on suspicion of Possession with intent to Supply Class A Drugs.
Officers arrested the man as part of Operation Artemis, in Bowesfield Lane, Stockton.
A man has been arrested in Attlee Road in Grangetown on suspicion of multiple shoplifting offences and breaching a criminal behaviour order.
On Slater Road in Grangetown, a man was arrested on suspicion of dangerous dog offences.
This takes the total number of arrests to 12 for Operation Artemis so far!
Police Dog Burt has been out and about today assisting officers in Hartlepool as part of Operation Artemis.
Round of a-paws for Burt 👏 🐶 
A woman has been arrested on suspicion of possession with intent to supply Class A, B, and C drugs and possession of criminal property following a warrant in Bowesfield Lane in Stockton. A man was also arrested at the property.
This takes the total number of arrests to 13 so far! 
Road Policing officers arrested two men in a suspected stolen vehicle on Seaton Lane Hartlepool. One of the men remains in custody on suspicion of driving offences.
Officers also recovered another suspected stolen vehicle and arrested another man on suspicion of theft of a motor vehicle at the same location.
Earlier this morning, another vehicle, which was also believed to be stolen, was seized from Stockton.
A man has been arrested by neighbourhood officers on suspicion of possession of Class A drugs in Richmond Street in Hartlepool.
A man has been arrested in Eston in relation to a confiscation order. This takes the total number of arrests so far for Operation Artemis to 18!
Roads Policing officers seized a quad bike on Portrack Lane in Stockton along with a vehicle in Billingham for no MOT or insurance.
Officers have been carrying out patrols across the local area throughout today.
Today Cleveland Police alongside officers from the North East Regional Organised Crime Unit (NEROCU) and the National Crime Agency (NCA) carried out the first force-wide Operation Artemis today.
The day aimed to target serious and organised crime across Teesside and saw officers conduct a number of warrants and arrest attempts. A total of 18 people have so far been arrested.
Below Detective Chief Superintendent, John Bent, Head of Crime and Justice, talks about the importance of Operation Artemis and what it means for our communities