Armed police arrest robbery suspect at Middlesbrough hotel
Armed police have arrested a man at a Teesside hotel in connection with a series of robberies in the north-east of England.
Officers from Northumbria, Durham and Cleveland took part in the operation at the Blue Bell Hotel in the Acklam area of Middlesbrough late on Friday.
A 28-year-old man was arrested at the scene on suspicion of conspiracy to commit robberies.
A police spokeswoman said no firearms were discharged and no-one was hurt.