Increase in Essex Police numbers will see force concentrate on domestic abuse...
A PROPOSED council tax rise and record number of police officers will tackle drug driven violence and domestic abuse, the county’s crime commissioner has said. Essex Police officer numbers will rise...
View ArticleEssex Police to be biggest it has ever been following approval of 2022/2023...
ESSEX residents will see significant extra neighbourhood policing, including more officers in town centres, as part of increased investment in policing in the county over the next year. The...
View ArticleTwo brothers jailed for twenty years after attacking a man in Tilbury
Ferrell Falzon from Clacton and brother Maison Falzon from Tilbury were jailed for their part in a 2021 assault and for causing grievous bodily harm with intent when they appeared at Southend Crown...
View ArticleThurrock councillor reveals how “thief” breached security
A THURROCK councillor has described a terrifying experience when an intruder prowled around council offices for an hour before stealing cash. Joycelyn Redsell, chairman of the cleaner, greener, safer...
View ArticleVictims of domestic and sexual abuse in Harlow to greater access to support
VICTIMS of domestic and sexual abuse will receive greater access to support in Essex thanks to an investment of more than £800,000. The Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner (PFCC) for Essex has secured...
View ArticlePolice appeal after Purfleet man charged with making threats
ESSEX Police are trying to trace a witness to an incident where it was reported threats in Purfleet. It was reported a man had been walking towards McColls on the Garrison Estate between 8am and 9am...
View ArticleTracker recovers £98k Range Rover in shipping container
A RANGE Rover Sport worth just under £100k was recovered by stolen vehicle recovery (SVR) expert, Tracker Network (UK) Ltd, at a shipping container depot in Stanford-le-Hope. The vehicle was reported...
View ArticleSpecial constables lead crackdown on car theft in Thurrock
A PROACTIVE operation to crack down on the theft of vehicles and anti-social behaviour in Thurrock saw six vehicles seized and three arrests made. The operation featured 16 special constables and four...
View ArticleGrays man Jacko McKenzie wanted for recall to prison
ESSEX Police are looking for Jacko McKenzie in connection with a recall to prison. The 30 year-old from Grays also goes by the name Ryan Wheeler. He’s described as white, 5ft 9ins tall, slim and with...
View ArticlePolice investigate stabbing in centre of Grays
ESSEX Police are on the scene of an incident which was reported to us shortly after 8.30pm last night in Charles Street, Grays. During the incident, a 19-year-old man sustained injuries which we...
View ArticleEssex Police looking for man missing form Thurrock
CAN you help find Deri Stephens who’s missing from Thurrock? Deri left home overnight and has not been in touch with anyone since. This morning, police are carrying out thorough enquiries to try and...
View ArticleProtecting children with parents in prison
A YOUNG boy on the road to depression has been given the tools to cope with the emotion of a parent being sent to prison. The 11-year-old was struggling to cope when his father was jailed for six...
View ArticleWoman convicted of killing her mother in Grays
A WOMAN has been convicted of killing her mother following work by our specialist detectives.Eighty-nine year-old Winifred Grover was found unresponsive on 21 June last year at the home in Lenmore...
View ArticleMan charged after early morning raid by drugs squad
A MAN has been charged in connection with a large-scale investigation into the supply of Class A drugs in Essex. Specialist officers from our serious and organised crime unit, alongside the...
View ArticleDeath of 39 Vietnamese in Grays: Men ordered to pay back £30,000
FOUR men who were jailed following our investigation into the tragic deaths of 39 Vietnamese nationals in October 2019 have been ordered to pay back more than £30,000 of their criminal earnings....
View ArticleAveley man jailed for child abuse offences
A MAN who sexually abused a girl over the course of two years has been jailed for nearly a decade thanks to work by specialist officers. Thirty-five year-old Shane Clarke was jailed for...
View ArticleNumber of runaway children in Thurrock soars
THE number of runaway children in care in Thurrock has risen by 84 per cent, latest figures show. Between October and December last year, there were 173 “missing episodes” involving 32 children...
View ArticleThurrock Council’s joint garages operation continues
A JOINT operation to stamp out the illicit use of un-let council garages to store nuisance vehicles today saw a further 76 garages searched, this time in the South Ockendon and Aveley area. Officers...
View ArticlePolice no longer looking for Grays man after body found
ESSEX Police are no longer looking for Kieran Devlin following the discovery of a man’s body in Grays on Monday. A post-mortem examination will be carried out to determine the cause of death before...
View ArticleAppeal after large fight outside Irish club in Tilbury on St Patrick’s Night
ESSEX Police are urging witnesses and victims to come forward following an incident of mass disorder in Tilbury last night, Thursday 17 March. Our officers responded to reports that a large fight had...
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