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- Seven men have been arrested after violent unrest on Wednesday evening (July 31) saw people attacked, emergency workers assaulted, and a police car torched.
- The men, who have been charged with violent disorder, have been remanded in custody and are set to appear at Teesside Magistrates Court today (Friday, August 2).
- One was also charged with beating an emergency worker, and another with possession of an offensive weapon in a public place, a spokesperson for Cleveland Police said.
- Yesterday, an 11-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of arson after a police vehicle was set alight on the Hartlepool streets.
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