EXCLUSIVE: Tory crime commissioner triggered two police investigations into opponents

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A well-connected Tory police and crime commissioner triggered two different police investigations into political opponents in recent weeks, Sky News can reveal.

Steve Turner, PCC for Cleveland, was attempting to become a Tory councillor in Redcar in the Tees Valley, in addition to his existing £73,300 role overseeing the area's police service.

At the end of both investigations, police concluded there was no offence committed.

Mr Turner told Sky News he acted to address the "bile and abuse aimed at me and my wife simply for standing as candidates" in the recent local elections, and that "at no point did I ask or attempt to direct Cleveland Police to take action against the candidate, either as a member of the public or as PCC."

Read the full story here: https://news.sky.com/story/tory-crime-commissioner-triggered-two-police-investigations-into-political-opponents-during-local-elections-bid-12879194

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