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Hare coursing link to police probe in Bulphan
POLICE are probing an incident near Bulphan last week which has been reported as a group of people hare coursing. A Land Rover which was not taxed or MOTed became stuck on land. A police statement...
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Man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder in Tilbury
DETECTIVES investigating a serious assault in Tilbury are appealing for anyone with information to come forward.It was reported members of the public found the victim, a man in his 30s, had been found...
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Appeal for man missing from Grays
ESSEX Police are urgently appealing for the public’s help to find Kieran Devlin who is missing from his home in Grays. The 33-year-old was last seen at about 2pm on Wednesday 22 December. We are...
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Crackdown by police nets almost 200 offenders on Thurrock’s roads
POLICE traffic officers have mounted another operation in Thurrock, targeting vehicles on the approach to Lakeside shopping centre. The operation on bank holiday Monday (3 January) saw 18 officers...
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Tilbury: Man charged with attempted murder in Feenan Highway
A MAN has been charged in connection with a serious assault in Tilbury which has left a man in a life-threatening condition. The victim, a man in his 30s, was found injured in Feenan Highway shortly...
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WORLD boxing champ Tyson Fury has joined many members of the local community who have issued ‘get well messages’ to a Tilbury man who was the victim of a savage attack in the town on Sunday, 2...
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Police arrest nearly 300 for drink or drug driving over festive period
ESSEX Police officers arrested 280 people on suspicion of drink or drug-driving or for failing to provide a specimen over the festive period. And roads policing officers conducted 1,216 breath tests...
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Man seriously injured following assault in Tilbury has died in hospital
A MAN seriously injured following an assault in Tilbury has died in hospital. The man, who’s in his 30s, was found injured in Feenan Highway shortly before 9.45pm on Sunday 2 January. He was taken to...
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Essex Police want to see more diverse force in Thurrock
NEW figures released this month by Essex Police show record levels of applications both from women and from people with a diverse range of ethnic backgrounds. *35.6% of officers identify as...
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Millions more parking charges could be issued under Government proposals
THE RAC Foundation has estimated that almost 8m parking charges may be issued on private land. This reflects the year-on-year increase in car ownership[1] with millions more cars parking every day...
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Wanted man who “may pose risk to public and young children” may be in Tilbury
POLICE are urgently appealing for the public’s help to trace a wanted man. Mohammed Shahid Ali, 38 (08.05.82) is wanted on a recall to prison having failed to comply with the conditions of his...
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Magistrates to get more powers to jail criminals for longer
MAGISTRATES in England and Wales will be able to jail criminals for twice as long as they currently can, under plans to clear court backlogs reports the BBC. The government is planning to allow...
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Ringleader jailed in Belgium for Grays lorry deaths
The bodies were discovered in the lorry in the early hours of 23 October 2019 A BELGIAN court has sentenced a Vietnamese man to 15 years in prison after ruling that he was the ringleader of a gang...
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Chadwell councillor disgusted at safety measures vandalism on Orsett Heath...
BARRIERS that were recently installed on footpath 95, Greyhound Lane to protect residents from irresponsible off-road motorbikes and quadbikes riders, have again been damaged. The new barriers were...
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Essex: 58 drivers caught distracted at wheel more than once
ESSEX had the fourth highest number of drivers caught multiple times distracted at the wheel over the past four years, figures reveal. A freedom of information request to the Driver and Vehicle...
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Police probe moped theft as thieves escape in Grays
FIVE suspected thieves climbed onto a single moped and rode off after being stopped by police. Officers from Essex Police’s operational support group had been responding to an incident in Grays when...
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Unlet garages in Thurrock searched and vehicle seized
AN ongoing joint operation between Thurrock Council and Essex Police to tackle illicit use of unlet council garages saw 89 garages searched and one vehicle seized last Friday. The operation was...
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Anti-social behaviour across Essex has fallen over the past year by almost a...
ANTI-social behaviour across Essex has fallen over the past year by almost a quarter. We recorded 40,965 incidents of anti-social behaviour between 1 January and 31 December 2021, a drop of 23.6%...
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Thurrock Neighbourhood Watch launches calendar
THURROCK Neighbourhood watches launched the 2022 New Year Desktop Calendar with Essex Liaison Officer Kevin Blake on Tuesday 25th January 2022 at New Estate Aveley. This is the fourth consecutive New...
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Numbers of e-scooters seized by police rocket tenfold
THE number of e-scooters seized by Essex Police has risen tenfold in the space of a year and there days are “limited”, the county’s crime commissioner has said. Essex’s Police, Fire and Crime...
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