Have you seen a 6ft 8 inch bogus police officer?
POLICE are appealing for information following a burglary in Grays were two men claimed to be police officers. At 1.40am on Tuesday, February 25, the male occupant of a bungalow in Loewen Road, aged in...
View ArticleBreaking News: Teen charged over murder of 14-year-old in Grays
A MAN has been charged with murder following the death of a teenage boy in Grays. Lewis Daynes, 18, a computer engineer of Roseberry Road, Grays, will appear before Basildon Magistrates Court tomorrow...
View ArticleTeen in court over Grays murder charge
A GRAYS teenager has appeared in court in relation to the murder of a teenager. Lewis Daynes, 18, made a short appearance at Basildon magistrates court on Wednesday morning. Computer engineer has been...
View ArticleThousands gone as safe stolen from F1 Karting in Grays
POLICE would like to hear from anyone with information about a burglary which took place at F1 Karting Limited off Motherwell Way in Grays just before 11.55pm on Saturday February 1. Thieves smashed...
View ArticleTwo arrested after making off from crash in East Tilbury
A COLLISION between two cars in East Tilbury led to the arrest of two people suspected of taking a car without permission. The incident happened at 11am on Wednesday February 19th when a Seat car...
View ArticleEssex Police raising awareness of domestic abuse
ESSEX Police is taking part in a national campaign this week to raise awareness of domestic abuse issues and the response of the police and partner agencies. Chief Constable Stephen Kavanagh has made a...
View ArticleWarning after thefts from key safes lead to burglaries
PEOPLE who have key safes outside their homes are being asked to make sure they are fitted securely and positioned carefully. The advice follows a couple of recent incidents in Thurrock whereby...
View ArticleWomen sought after heartless thieves steal buggy at Lakeside
POLICE are keen to hear from anyone who recognises two women who were caught on CCTV at the time that a pushchair was stolen from the Lakeside Shopping Centre. Two suspects had entered into the Santa’s...
View ArticleGrays man sought following series of frauds across country
PEOPLE living and working in Thurrock are asked to be on the look-out for a man wanted by police for attempted bank fraud in a number of English counties, including Somerset. Keith Hymas entered the...
View ArticleTears as town says goodbye to teenager stabbed to death in Grays
THE FUNERAL has taken place of the teenage boy who was stabbed to death in Grays. Over 600 mourners paid their respects to 14-year-old Breck Bednar as the funeral made its way through Caterham in...
View ArticleMan sought after theft from Waterstones in Lakeside
POLICE are looking to identify a man thought to be responsible for the theft of a pack of trading cards from a Lakeside bookstore. A man walked into Waterstones inside the West Thurrock shopping centre...
View ArticlePolice would like to meat this man
POLICE in Grays would like to identify this man in connection with the theft of £60 worth of meat from the Co-op Store in Stanford-le-Hope. It is alleged he went into the store in the High Street at...
View ArticlePolice roll out on-line safety roadshow in Thurrock
THOUSANDS of children across Thurrock learned about internet safety at a roadshow last week and hundreds more have already visited this week. The Walk On Line roadshow aims to educate children, aged...
View ArticleTeen hospitalised and mass arrests after gang fight.
A TEENAGE boy is in hospital and nine people have been arrested following a large fight in Pitsea. Police were called to a fight shortly after 6pm on Wednesday, 26 March in an underpass near Station...
View ArticleMen wanted after theft of metal from Stanford-le-Hope
POLICE investigating the theft of metal from premises in Southend Road, Stanford le Hope, have issued CCTV showing two men that they want to identify. Copper piping was taken overnight on March 10 when...
View ArticleNew dispersal order put in place for Lakeside Cruisers
A NEW dispersal order in West Thurrock is designed to reduce street racing and clamp down on other anti-social behaviour. The dispersal zone, which comes through powers under the Anti-Social Behaviour...
View Article10% rise in food shoplifting in Thurrock
THE number of cases of food shoplifting in Thurrock rose by about 10% last year. Figures from Essex Police show there were 2,752 thefts in 2013, compared to 2,290 in Essex in 2012. Basildon, Colchester...
View ArticleFobbing crash probed after driver bailed on drink driving
POLICE investigating an rtc in Fobbing have a man on police bail while enquiries continue. A silver Ford Fiesta was believed to be involved in a single vehicle collision between High Road, Fobbing and...
View ArticleViolent robbery in First Avenue, Grays
DETECTIVES in Grays are appealing for information following a robbery in First Avenue. A man in his 40s from Grays was approached by two black men as he walked to his car parked at the junction of...
View ArticleMan cautioned over theft by finding in Aveley
A 42-year-old man has been cautioned for the theft of a wallet left by a passenger on a bus in Aveley. The man, from Aveley, attended Grays police station on Friday, April 11, after police released a...
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