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Essex Police: Misconduct outcome: Officer dismissed
AN Essex Police officer who provided a positive result in a random drugs test has been dismissed after he was found to have breached our standards of conduct. A hearing chaired by Chief Constable...
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Appeal to find missing teenage boy from Grays
ESSEX Police is appealing for the public’s help to find 16-year-old boy Gabriel Enahoro Nanayaw from Grays. Gabriel hasn’t been heard from since 10 January and we need the public’s help to find him....
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Society welcomes expansion of Family Courts pilot
THE Society of Editors has welcomed the planned expansion of a Family Courts pilot which will allow wider media reporting of the work of the Family Courts reports Clare Meadows. On Monday 29 January...
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Police seek public’s help to find wanted man with Thurrock connections
POLICE are appealing for the public’s help to find Thomas Ellisdon, who is wanted in connection with ongoing investigations into offences including intentional strangulation and theft of a motor...
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Tributes paid to former Thurrock councillor and MP for Luton, Sir Graham Bright
TRIBUTES have been paid to the former Conservative MP Sir Graham Bright, who has died aged 81. Sir Graham represented Luton East/South from 1979 to 1997 and became parliamentary private secretary to...
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Crime down in 2023 thanks to professionalism and dedication of officers,...
“WE are reducing crime thanks to the professionalism and dedication of our officers” – that’s from our Chief Constable after there were nearly 9,500 fewer crimes in Essex last year. Across Essex in...
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Labour select candidate for Police and Crime Commissioner in this May’s...
ADAM Fox has been selected to stand as Labour’s Police and Crime Commissioner candidate for Essex in this May’s election. Adam Fox was previously Deputy Leader of Colchester City Council and Labour...
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Thurrock households face 5.55 per cent increase on police precept bill
HOUSEHOLDS can expect to see the average amount of council tax they pay for the police service in Essex increase by almost £13. reports the Local Democracy Reporter. Roger Hirst, Essex’s police, fire...
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Police appeal to trace two men after serious public order offence in Chafford...
ESSEX Police are appealing for the public’s help to locate two men, in connection with an investigation into a serious public order offence in October 2023 in Chafford Hundred. John Ward, 31 from...
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Number of XL bullies seized by police spiked over past two years
FIGURES show the number of XL Bullies seized by Essex Police has only spiked in the past two years as owners prepare for new rules reports the Local Democracy Reporting Service. Altogether the number...
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Driver in Grays arrested on multiple road traffic and other offences
POLICE officers arrested a man after receiving reports of a car being driven under the influence in Grays last evening (Saturday, 27 January). A statement from Essex Police says: “We were called to...
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Make sure your vehicle is insured as police continue purge
IN the last 15 weeks, police officers seized 1196 uninsured cars and commercial vehicles to combat uninsured drivers using roads in Essex (the period between 9 October 2023 to 21 January 2024). Each...
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Police want to speak to man after theft in Tilbury
POLICE Officers investigating a theft from a vehicle in Tilbury are now in a position to release an image of a man they want to speak to. An object was thrown at a white Citroen flatbad van at around...
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Councils prepare for fuel protests hearing in face of Supreme Court ‘game...
PREPARATIONS for hearings to determine whether to grant a long term injunction against fuel protesters have been given fresh direction following a recent Supreme Court decision. Essex County Council...
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East of England areas record another increase in shoplifting – Usdaw...
RETAIL trade union Usdaw is deeply concerned by today’s police recorded crime statistics showing that in the 12 months to September 2023 there was significant increases in shoplifting across all...
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PFCC budget for 2024-2025 endorsed by Essex Police, Fire and Crime Panel
ESSEX Police is now the biggest and strongest it has ever been in its 184-year history and this year’s budget aims to maintain this investment in community safety. The budget, proposed by Roger Hirst,...
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Car stolen in Hockley recovered near Lakeside
A SUSPECT was detained and a stolen vehicle recovered after a theft was reported to police in Hockley. A spokesperson said: “We received a call shortly before 12.24am today (Friday 2 January)...
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Essex Police makes ‘dramatic improvement’ in Clare’s Law disclosure rate
ESSEX Police has made a “dramatic improvement” in responding to requests under Clare’s Law – which allows people to learn of their partner’s criminal record reports the Local Democracy Reporter....
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Man with knife arrested following assault on police officer in Stanford-le-Hope
A MAN in possession of a knife who assaults an emergency services worker has been arrested after an incident in Stanford-le-Hope today (Saturday,, 3 February). Police officers were called to reports...
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Woman hurt as car crashed into supermarket entrance in Corringham
A WOMAN was hurt and taken to hospital after an incident in Corringham this afternoon (Saturday, 3 February) when a car crashed into the entrance of a retail store. The drama was played out just after...
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