Update: Search to find woman missing from Grays continues
DETECTIVES from the Mets Specialist Crime Command continue to appeal to find Owami Davies. Detective Chief Inspector Nigel Penney, who is leading the investigation, said: “The search to find Owami...
View ArticlePolice deploy taser on man in South Ockendon
POLICE have confirmed that they deployed a taser during an incident in South Ockendon yesterday afternoon (Thursday, 18 August) when a man, who was later admitted to hospital where he remains, was...
View ArticleOwami Davies: Met Police spoke to woman on day of missing report
POLICE officers had contact with a missing student nurse on the day she disappeared from her family home. Owami Davies vanished from her address in Grays, nearly six weeks ago, before appearing three...
View ArticleTeenage girl missing from Grays
ESSEX Police are appealing for the public’s help to find missing 15-year-old girl Billie-Jo Gunn from Grays. Billie has not been seen since 9 August and we need the public’s help to find her. Billie...
View ArticlePolice arrest over twenty protestors in Grays
POLICE officers tackling disruption in Thurrock this morning have made three further arrests. Officers have made a total of 23 arrests for a variety of criminal offences following reports of...
View ArticlePolice appeal after serious assault in Grays
ESSEX Police is appealing for witnesses following a serious assault in Grays. Officers were called to Dock Road to reports that two people had been in collision with a vehicle at around 11.30pm on...
View ArticleEight further arrests made over oil protests in Thurrock
STATEMENTS From Essex Police: “We were called at around 8pm yesterday (28 August) following reports of a group of people obstructing the road and an oil tanker. “Our officers acted quickly to remove...
View ArticleDaily editor slams Essex Police after newspapers fail to arrive on patch
AN editor has demanded answers after police and council chiefs blocked copies of a regional daily from arriving on its patch reports HoldtheFrontPage. Portsmouth daily The News was not available in...
View ArticleEssex Chief Constable hits back at claims force has been too soft on oil...
THE CHIEF Constable of Essex has responded to criticism that Essex Police have been too soft on climate protestors. B.J Harrington said: “Over the last week I have read several newspaper articles...
View ArticleConcerns for man missing from South Ockendon
OFFICERS are currently out looking for Paul Bowen, 36, who’s missing from South Ockendon. Paul was reported missing shortly before 7.50pm yesterday (Sunday 4 September). He’s described as white, of...
View ArticleHome Secretary commendation for Grays lorry deaths detective
DETECTIVE Inspector Michelle Stoten has been recognised for her outstanding contribution to home affairs with a commendation from outgoing Home Secretary Priti Patel. She received her award at...
View ArticleThree men charged in connection with oil protests
THREE men have been charged in connection with our investigation into disruption in Thurrock. On Sunday, three men left a tunnel underneath St Clements’s Way, in West Thurrock, leaving it empty. Three...
View ArticleCounty lines battle. How Thurrock is combatting the threat and working with...
THURROCK Council says it has been working with police to deter youngsters from getting involved in county lines drug gangs. During the first quarter of 2022 there were 18 children in the Essex youth...
View ArticleInvestigation after report of man with firearm near Lakeside area of Thurrock
ESSEX Police was called to Weston Avenue, Thurrock, at around 2.45pm on Tuesday 13 September following a report of a man holding an item that has been described to us as a firearm. It was reported...
View ArticleRoads police track stolen tractor to Orsett
ROADS Policing officers tracking a stolen tractor and trailer to Orsett, find a second stolen trailer. Officers on routine patrols on 31 August made the discovery after receiving information from the...
View ArticleMan charged after firearm incident near Lakeside
OFFICERS investigating a firearm incident at Thurrock have charged a man. We were called to Weston Avenue, Thurrock, at around 2.45pm on Tuesday 13 September following a report of a man holding an...
View ArticlePolice Now academy: Sasskia Roberts begins her training to become a...
SASSKIA Roberts launched her career as a neighbourhood police officer last week, as one of 148 new officers on Police Now’s National Graduate Leadership Programme. Sasskia graduated from Birmingham...
View ArticleEssex Police celebrate National Inclusion Week
NATIONAL Inclusion Week 2022, which takes places from Monday 26th September to Sunday 3rd October, is an opportunity to celebrate diversity and promote the importance of equality in the workplace. In...
View ArticleSearch for man after theft of woman’s car keys in Corringham
DO you recognise these men? Essex Police want to speak to them in connection with an incident where a woman’s purse and car keys were stolen from a private area of Boots in St John’s Way, Corringham....
View ArticlePolice conclude investigation following disappearance of Owami Davies and...
ESSEX and Met Police forces have concluded an investigation into their procedures and actions following the disappearance of Grays woman Owami Davies, who was eventually found safe after a search...
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