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Theft of meat from shop in South Ockendon
POLICE would like to speak to this man about the theft of meat from a shop in South Ockendon. A man walked into the Co-op, in Canterbury Parade, at about 8.30pm on January 6 and selected some meat...
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Wig-wearing woman after petrol theft from Asda
POLICE want to identify a man caught on CCTV at the time that a quantity of petrol was stolen from an Asda filling station at Thurrock Park Way in Tilbury. The theft happened at around 9.45am on...
View ArticleAnother suspected arson attack at car showroom in Little Thurrock
CREWS were called to tackle a blaze at a car showroom. Firefighters arriving at the scene reported that the incident involved several vehicles which were 100 per cent alight. Crews wearing breathing...
View ArticlePolice attend as rival schools square up in Corringham
ESSEX POLICE attended at a park in Corringham after reports of a large disturbance involving local schools. Police attended at Corringham Park on Friday afternoon (Jan 24th) where a large number of...
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£14 million worth of drugs seized in Purfleet
DRUGS with a street value of £14.5m have been seized by Border Force officials in Purfleet. Heroin, cocaine, amphetamines and cannabis were concealed in cookware in a trailer which arrived from the...
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Police appeal after three men assault teen in Grays
DETECTIVES are looking to identify a man from an efit they are releasing who they want to speak with in connection with an allegation of assault in Grays. A 13-year-old boy was assaulted by a group of...
View ArticleThree years for man who ran over van driver in Purfleet
LEONARD Willsher, aged 41 from The Fremnells, Basildon was yesterday sentenced to three years and eight months in prison after admitting a number of offences that left a 58-year-old delivery driver...
View ArticleSearch for yob after female bus passenger hurt
A WOMAN was left with facial injuries after an object was thrown through the window of a bus in Grays. The bus was in Brentwood Road at about 7.40pm on Wednesday, January 22, when it passed a group of...
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Hunt is on for men caught on camera
ESSEX POLICE would like to speak to two men who were caught on camera in a garden in Grays. The men were snapped at the time a burglary took place at Richmond Road in Grays. The time was between 1.15pm...
View Article“Enough!” says top councillor after another assault in Chafford Hundred
SENIOR Thurrock Councillor, Tunde Ojetla has responded angrily to the news that a young girl in his ward was mugged. It is clear that the community minded councillor feels very angry about the incident...
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Bike stolen from campus in Grays
POLICE are looking to trace two hooded men following the theft of a bicycle. The bike had been attached to a bike rack outside Thurrock Learning Campus, on the pedestrian walkway between Argent Street...
View ArticleTwo charged after million pound drugs bust on A13
DETECTIVES in Essex have seized a large quantity of drugs, believed to be herbal cannabis and cocaine, with a street value in excess of £1million, in a drugs operation in Thurrock on Friday, February...
View ArticleFour charged over Ship Lane burglaries
THREE men have appeared in court today charged in connection with a burglary which happened in Aveley. On February 5 at around 4.10pm a house in Ship Lane was broken in to and several items including...
View ArticleDown to zero…Not a single burglary in Thurrock solved in December.
IN December 2013, there were 120 burglaries in Thurrock. According to the website, www.police.uk, not a single burglary in the whole of the borough in that month has been solved. Many thought things...
View ArticleGrays man set to face charges of Nighthawking
A GRAYS man is due to appear in court later this week accused of stealing a £15,000 coin in Cambridgeshire and a gold Roman coin in Norfolk through Nighthawking. Nighthawking is illegal metal-detecting...
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Teen dies, teen arrested as murder investigation launched in Grays
DETECTIVES from the Kent and Essex Serious Crime Directorate have launched a murder enquiry after a male teenager received serious injuries following an incident at a premises off Roseberry Road, Grays...
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Jewellery found next to Tilbury road-side
DETECTIVES are looking to reunite a number of jewellery items found dumped by road policing officers at the side of the A13 near Tilbury. They had been implementing a lane closure on the westbound...
View ArticleGrays man pleads guilty to stealing thousands from Afghan war hero
GRAYS MAN Conor Aldous has pleaded guilty to stealing £2,500 from the bank account of grievously injured war hero Alex Stringer. Private Stringer, a former student at William Edwards lost both legs and...
View ArticlePolice in search of “hot” furnace
POLICE want to hear from anyone with information about the theft of a furnace from a warehouse in Alfred Street in Grays. Thieves got into the Grays Auction Rooms sometime between 4pm on Friday...
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Man arrested, pedestrian seriously injured after collision in Rectory Road,...
Update: 1135hrs From Ch Insp Hodder: All roads re-opening in Little Thurrock. Update: 1130 hrs Statement from East of England Air Ambulance Service “A man has been airlifted to hospital with serious...
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