Man arrested following bomb hoax at Thurrock Council offices
A MAN has been arrested in connection with an investigation into a suspected bomb hoax at Thurrock Council’s offices. We received a report of a suspect package at the council’s offices in New Road,...
View ArticleMan charged in connection with suspected bomb hoax at Thurrock Council
A MAN has been charged in connection with an investigation into a suspected bomb hoax in Grays earlier this week. We were called to Thurrock Council’s Offices in New Road, Grays on Monday (11 July) at...
View ArticlePolice investigate serious assault at pub in Grays
ESSEX Police are investigating an assault at a pub in Grays which left a man with injuries to his head. It was reported the victim, who’s in his 20s, was attacked by a man in The Club on Maidstone...
View ArticlePolice make arrests after disturbance in Chadwell St Mary
ESSEX Police are investigating an assault in Chadwell St Mary where two people have been arrested. They were called to Brentwood Road at around 10.20am on 5 July to reports of a disturbance there...
View ArticleMan charged with sexual assault in Grays
A MAN has been charged in connection with two alleged sexual assaults in Grays. Police received reports about incidents in London Road at 4.30pm and 6.45pm on Saturday (16 July). Within an hour of the...
View ArticleThurrock Council leader hails excellent police work in tracking down car...
THURROCK Council Leader, Cllr Rob Gledhill, has hailed work carried out by Essex Police, Thurrock Community Policing Team in tracking down one of the organisers behind car cruiser meets in Thurrock as...
View ArticleEssex Police launch summer road safety campaign
DRINKING too much alcohol then driving home after a day out this summer could have far-reaching consequences for everyone concerned: that’s the message from Essex Police ahead of the summer holidays....
View ArticleWomen arrested after person climbs on gantry at M25 near Dartford Crossing
OFFICERS have now resolved an incident which has caused a section of the M25 to be closed and a woman has been arrested. Police responded to reports of someone on a gantry above the clockwise section...
View ArticleOrsett man found not guilty of murder in Brentwood
A MAN has been found not guilty of murdering two teenage boys during an incident in Brentwood. Frankie Watson was part of a group which was involved in a confrontation with another group in the...
View ArticleWoman charged with new offence after M25 protest
A WOMAN is among the first to be charged with a new offence after officers dealt with an incident of disruption on the M25. Officers were called to an overhead gantry at junction 31 of the M25 on...
View ArticleSexual abuse and domestic violence survivors to benefit from £503,000 funding...
POLICE, Fire and Crime Commissioner, Roger Hirst has successfully secured £503,000 extra funding to be invested to support survivors of sexual abuse and domestic violence in Essex. This funding,...
View ArticleDrug gangs disguising dangerous drugs as sweets
ESSEX Police want parents to be aware of the dangers of Cannabis edibles – food products that contain the mood-altering ingredient from cannabis. We know across the country that dealers are disguising...
View ArticlePolice renew appeal over missing Chafford Hundred women
THE Met Police have renewed an appeal for information to help find a missing Thurrock woman. Student nurse Owami Davies, 24, left her family home in Chafford Hundred on Monday, 4 July. A few days...
View ArticleTwo arrested for murder after nurse went missing from her home in Chafford...
TWO men have been arrested on suspicion of murder as detectives continue to search for a student nurse who vanished nearly a month ago. There are fears for Owami Davies, 24, who left her family home...
View ArticlePolice call for suspension of Grays’ bar’s licence after assault
A GRAYS bar has had its licence suspended after allegations of an assault by a man using a knuckleduster reports the Local Democracy Reporter. Thurrock Council held a licensing committee hearing about...
View ArticleOwami Davies: Essex Police continue to support Met investigation
ESSEX Police are continuing to support the Met Police investigation to find Owami Davies, who is from Grays and last seen in Croydon. Owami was last seen in Derby Road, Croydon, south east London on...
View ArticleAppeal for teenage girl missing from Grays
ESSEX Police are appealing for the public’s help to find missing girl Tickayla Wilson from Grays. Tickayla, 16 hasn’t been seen since 6 August and her family are growing concerned. She is described as...
View ArticleEssex unites to break the cycle of domestic abuse
IF your actions make your relationships a toxic place to be, it’s time to reflect on your behaviour and get the help you need. That’s the message from the Southend, Essex and Thurrock Domestic Abuse...
View ArticleNumber of children caught dealing in drugs quadruples
CHILDREN who have become enslaved in county line crime after tip offs to police from their own gang masters ‘chills the blood’, Essex Police detectives say. It comes as the force recorded a...
View ArticleEast Tilbury: Tributes paid to 20-year-old killed in collision
THE family of a 20-year-old man, who was killed following a collision in East Tilbury earlier this month have paid tribute to him. Finnlay Lowe was sadly killed after he was involved in a collision on...
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