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Two sentenced after fuel site disruption in Thurrock
TWO men have been convicted for their parts in disruption caused close to fuel sites in the Thurrock district in April. Louis McKechnie and Matthew Powell appeared at Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court...
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Police make further arrests as part of Lakeside murder inquiry
DETECTIVES investigating the murder of Michael Ugwa have made a further arrest.Michael, 29, was subjected to an attack which led to his death at the Lakeside shopping centre on 28 April. Three people...
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Property seized and returned to Thurrock council from convicted tenant
AT court earlier this month, Thurrock Council obtained possession back of a council property that is linked to tenant who has been sentence to 5 years in prison, following two armed robberies in the...
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Two charged following drugs investigation in Thurrock
TWO men have been charged in connection with an investigation into the supply of Class A drugs in Thurrock. Officers stopped a vehicle in Grays at about 2pm on Tuesday 24 May. During a search of the...
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Essex Police and 999: Helping then to help you in an emergency
CAN you help to make sure police get emergency 999 help to those in our county who need us most? Every day at Essex Police our dedicated force control room take thousands of calls from the public on...
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Police act swiftly to shut down unlicensed music event in Thurrock
TODAY, Sunday 29 May, Essex Police quickly responded to shut down and prevent an unlicensed music event that had been arranged to take place on Globe Industrial Estate in Little Thurrock. Leader of...
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Essex Police issue statement after Lee Balkwell Judicial Review
TODAY, a judgement has been handed down in the Judicial Review into the decision of Essex Police not to re-open the investigation into the death of Lee Balkwell. The court has dismissed the...
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Essex Police Chief slams Met Police over “poaching” officers
TWO police and crime commissioners (PCC) have accused the Met Police of “poaching” officers from their forces because of recruitment problems. reports the BBC. On Twitter, Matthew Scott, PCC for Kent,...
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Thurrock Fuel protest injunction extended until May 2023
AN innovative injunction which prevents protestors from blocking roads and vehicles at key fuel terminals and filling stations in the borough has been extended to May 2023. The interim injunction was...
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Essex Police make further appeal over misuse of 999 system
ESSEX Police have made a further appeal over misuse of the 999 system. Thank you to all callers who contacted us in the last 24 hours through the most appropriate channels. Yesterday, Friday 3 June,...
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Queen’s Jubilee corgis have been stolen from Purfleet display
SIX of the Queens’s corgi silhouettes made for a beacon lighting event at Purfleet-on-Thames on Thursday have been stolen. They formed part of the riverside backdrop the community’s forum had been...
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Essex Police raise Pride Flag at HEADQUARTERS
ESSEX Police celebrated the start of Pride month by raising the Pride flag at Chelmsford HeadquartersWednesday 1 June marked the first day of Pride Month 2022 and to show our support, the Pride flag...
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Water Lane murder: Two years on: Mother of murdered man from Chafford Hundred...
TWO years on from his tragic death, the mother of Robert Powell has penned a heartfelt letter to the public pleading for anyone with information to come forward and help find her son’s killers....
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Labour calls for further action on nuisance bikers
FOLLOWING a verbal update on Essex Police’s activities regarding Off Road Nuisance Vehicles, Cllr Sara Muldowney, Labour’s Spokesperson for Cleaner, Greener, Safer Communities has questioned how the...
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Teenager seriously injured after large fight in South Ockendon
ESSEX Police are appealing for information following an assault in South Ockendon where a teenager was left needing surgery. Police had been called to a large fight involving at least six people in...
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Project hailed a success in war against county lines
A PROJECT set up to keep young people out of harm’s way and counter the threat of the county lines drugs gangs has been hailed a success. The Essex Violence and Vulnerability Unit was set up in 2019...
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Chafford Hundred: Man charged following drugs warrant
A MAN has been charged following a warrant in Chafford Hundred where a cannabis grow was found. Officers carried out the warrant at an address in Fenton Road yesterday morning. Inside they found a...
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Police investigate aggravated burglary in South Ockendon
ESSEX Police are appealing for information following an aggravated burglary in South Ockendon. It was reported four people broke into an address in Love Lane at around 2.35am today (Wednesday 6 July)...
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Police investigate serious assault in Grays
ESSEX Police are investigating a serious assault which was reported to us in Argent Street, close to Thames Road, Grays, shortly after 8.30pm last night, Wednesday 6 July. It was reported that a man...
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Three men charged with drugs offences following proactive warrants
THREE men have been charged as part of our ongoing work to proactively tackle drug related crime. Connor Downman, 18 of Montreal Road, Tilbury, Ross Ward, 19 of London Road, Grays and Hezron Hylton,...
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