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Chief: ‘Have a safe and fun Christmas and if you need us, we’ll be there’
ESSEX Police chief constable Ben-Julian Harrington has urged people who are out and about celebrating Christmas this week to do so responsibly – but also pledged that officers will continue target...
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Essex Police officer accused of striking 17-year-old female
AN Essex Police officer is facing a misconduct hearing after being accused of hitting the head of a 17-year-old female while on duty. PC Toby Bailey is alleged to have used his elbow or forearm to...
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Tilbury man arrested and £40,000 seized
TWO men have been arrested as a result of proactive vehicle stops by officers from the Operational Support Group In total, the two separate arrests have led officers to seize more than £40,000 in cash...
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New Year’s Eve: Accidents and disruption to traffic between Tilbury and...
TRAFFIC has been disrupted following related incidents on New Year’s Eve this evening in the Tilbury and Chadwell areas. At approx 8pm, a bus and a motorcycle were in collision on Chadwell Hill. The...
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Investigation launched after disturbance outside Chaffrod Hundred restaurant
POLICE want to speak to these men in connection with a disturbance outside a restaurant in Chafford Hundred. It was reported a group of people were engaged in a fight in Howard Road, at around 10.30pm...
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Wheelchair taken in theft of van in Stanford-le-Hope
POLICE are investigating the theft of a silver Mercedes Sprinter van from an address in Stanford-le-Hope. It was taken from an address in Martins Close shortly after 10.35pm on 18 December. Inside the...
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Three teenagers arrested following robbery at Lakeside
THREE teenagers have been arrested in connection with a robbery in Thurrock. It was reported a 14 year-old boy was assaulted and had a bag stolen at Puttshack at the Lakeside shopping centre at around...
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Essex Police claim fewer domestic abuse cases and improvements to Clare’s Law...
“WE ARE seeing fewer cases and fewer repeat victims – and we’re doing a better job at protecting them” – that’s from a senior detective in charge of tackling domestic abuse. Reports of domestic abuse...
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Police renew appeal for help to find missing teen who has connections in Grays
POLICE officers trying to locate a missing teenager have renewed an appeal for the public’s help. They are seeking the whereabouts of 17 year-old Almaro Pjetri, who is missing from Canvey Island. An...
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Police search for Blake Williams, missing from Grays
Update: Blake has been found POLICE Officers are out looking for Blake Williams, who’s missing in Grays. Blake, 28, was reported missing shortly after 9.30am today (Sunday 7 January). When he was last...
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Police uncover car theft export ring
A STASH of stolen SUV cars have been discovered slung from the roof of containers so they could be shipped abroad. The four luxury vehicles – including an orange Jeep Wrangler worth roughly £50,000...
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Two charged with GBH at Lakeside Shopping Centre
TWO people have been charged as part of our investigation a serious incident which took place in Lakeside shopping centre. We were notified by colleagues in the ambulance service of a pedestrian being...
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Reported child sexual offences remain at high levels in East of England as...
NEW figures compiled by the NSPCC reveal that child sexual offences recorded by police over the past year remain close to record levels. The Freedom of Information data totalled 86,962 child sexual...
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Close to 300 arrested for drink-driving in Essex over Christmas
AS part of our Christmas drink drive campaign, Roads Policing officers arrest 296 drivers in an effort to keep roads in Essex safe. Each year our Roads Policing Unit dedicate the month of December to...
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Essex Police officer issued with final warning
AN Essex Police officer has been issued with a final written warning, following allegations he breached the standards of professional behaviour in relation to conduct. It was alleged that Police...
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Landmark conviction for nitrous oxide supply case
SPECIALIST drugs officers have secured one of the first convictions for supplying nitrous oxide after a landmark change in the law to help police forces crack down on anti-social behaviour. Officers...
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Very small proportion of e-scooter injuries appear in official statistics
THE majority of e-scooter accidents that involve someone needing hospital treatment are not being recorded in official road accident figures, a new study reveals, sparking fears that their dangers...
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Brothers’ operation put drugs on the streets of Stanford and Corringham
TWO brothers who worked together to sell cocaine in Thurrock have been sentenced after specialist drugs officers pieced together the evidence to prove their roles. Tai Parsons, 23, and brother Leo...
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Police issue appeal after large disturbance in Corringham
OFFICERS investigating a large disturbance in Corringham on New Year’s Day are appealing for information and witnesses. We were called to Corringham Social Club, in Lampits Hill, shortly before 1.30am...
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Corringham man jailed for operating illegal waste site
MARK James, of Fobbing Road, Corringham ran an illegal waste site at an industrial estate at Chadwell St Mary near Tilbury between 9 December 2022 and 29 June 2023. Environment Agency officers visited...
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