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Inquest into death of prisoner highlights jail where access to drugs is rife
A RECENT inquest into the death of a prison at Chelmsford prison, where where many inmates from the Thurrock area are held, has highlighted a report from the Prison and Probation Ombudsman. A belated...
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Essex Police takes part in pro-active operations targeting knife crime and...
TODAY (Monday, 13 November) sees the beginning of Op Sceptre Week – a national week where forces intensify their work. Detective Chief Inspector Ian Hughes of Essex Police is leading the county...
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Chafford Hundred man arrested over possession of nitrous oxide
OFFICERS arrested two people and seized a quantity of nitrous oxide cannisters – less than 24 hours after new legislation made the substance illegal to possess. As of Wednesday 8 November, it is...
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Former Essex Police officer committed gross misconduct after convicted of...
A FORMER Essex Police officer has been found to have committed gross misconduct after she was convicted of drink driving. Former PC Cockrell was stopped in her personal vehicle while off-duty in...
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Chadwell St Mary: Man charged after threats with hammer and imitation gun
AN investigation into reports of a man brandishing a hammer and threatening people with an imitation firearm has seen charges authorised against an individual. Our officers were on the scene...
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Thurrock road users urged to play their part this Road Safety Week
AS part of Brake’s Road Safety Week 2023, Essex’s Head of Road Policing has laid out key priorities, in tackling the issues of speed and dangerous driving. Road Safety Week takes place between 19-25...
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Police investigate fail-to-stop collision in Langdon Hills
POLICE are appealing for information following a collision in Langdon Hills which left a woman injured. It was reported a woman was crossing The High Road at around 9.30am on 7 November at the time....
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Man charged with murder after death of man in Grays
A MAN has been charged with murder as part of an investigation into the death of a man in Grays. They were called to an incident at an address close to New Road, Grays, shortly after 3.40am on Friday...
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Grays lorry deaths: Smuggler ordered to pay £65,000 to Vietnamese families
A PEOPLE smuggler who was a significant player in the conspiracy which led to the deaths of 39 Vietnamese migrants has been ordered to pay a total of £65,157.65 to victims’ families. Gheorghe Nica...
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Police search for man last seen in Grays High Street
OFFICERS urgently looking to find missing man Andrew Smith are in a position to release a CCTV image. Andrew, 52, was last seen in Grays High Street, shortly after 10am on Wednesday 22 November. This...
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Chief Constable welcomes 41 new officers to Essex Police
CHIEF Constable Ben-Julian Harrington welcomed 41 new police officers into the Essex Police family at today’s passing out parade. The new officers made their policing pledged at Essex Police...
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Chadwell St Mary: Man arrested in connection with eight stolen vehicles
THANKS to the eagle-eye of a patrolling officer, a man has been arrested in connection with eight stolen vehicles, after their recovery by our Stolen Vehicle Investigation Unit. Acting on information...
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Essex Police constable dismissed without notice for “breach of professional...
A Police Constable has been dismissed without notice for breaching the standards of professional behaviour. PC A, who cannot be named at this stage had allegedly breached the Standards of...
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Grays lorry deaths: Eleventh conviction secured
THE final person charged in connection with our investigation into the tragic deaths of 39 Vietnamese people in Essex has been found guilty of his part in the conspiracy. Caolan Gormley is the...
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Successful work by Essex Police Marine Unit to reduce anti-social behaviour...
SUCCESFUL work by the Essex Police Marine Unit to reduce anti-social behaviour around Essex’s coastline has been adopted as best practice by police forces nationally. The unit’s annual Wave-Breaker...
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No it’s not On – #Reflect campaign focusses on consent to try and reduce...
ESSEX Police has teamed up with pubs and bars, across the county, to launch a new arm of our perpetrator focussed #Reflect campaign around the issue of consent. This new phase of the campaign, funded...
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Three more arrests by Operational Support Team in Thurrock
THREE people have been arrested on suspicion of offences including drugs and domestic offences by Essex Police. A spokesperson said: “Our Operational Support Group (OSG) also seized an amount of...
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“How would you feel telling my parents that you had killed me or injured me?”:
“How would you feel telling my parents that you had killed me or injured me?”: just one of the questions asked of speeding motorists by Year Five pupils as part of School Speedwatch. Last week, pupils...
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Man admits dangerous driving following a collision at a car cruise event at...
A MAN has admitted dangerous driving following a collision at a car cruising event near to the Lakeside shopping centre where someone was injured. We were called to reports of vehicles racing in the...
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Essex Police crack down on drink and drug drivers in Thurrock
OFFICERS conducted 17 roadside drink or drug drive tests and made an arrest as part of a clampdown aimed at keeping our roads safe over Christmas. A spokesperson said: “We are taking part in a...
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