Seven police forces join together to make the movement of abnormal loads...
ESSEX Police has teamed up with six other police forces in the Eastern Region and the Metropolitan Police in an effort to coordinate the movement of abnormal loads through their counties, and to the...
View ArticleRoads policing team work with Thurrock Council and partners as part of Vision...
ROADS policing officers worked with Thurrock Council and partners to hold a day of action highlighting road safety issues and targeting drivers who were breaking the law. The pair were joined by Safer...
View ArticleAveley man charged with burglary and vehicle offences in Harlow
A MAN has been charged with burglary and vehicle offences in Harlow. An Essex Police spokesperson said: “We were called at about 4.40am, Wednesday 7 February, to an address in Fir Park with reports of...
View ArticleTeenage girls in custody after large scale disturbance at Lakeside
OFFICERS quickly attended and made four arrests after a disturbance at a shopping centre in Thurrock. We received reports of a large-scale disturbance involving a group of teenagers at Lakeside...
View ArticleStanford-le-Hope man among those sentenced for historic crimes
A STANFORD-le-Hope man is one of a group of burglars, responsible for dozens of crimes across Essex dating back to 2016, who have been sentenced for historic crimes. The suspects, several of whom are...
View ArticleOfficers investigate serious assault in Calcutta Road, Tilbury
POLICE officers investigating a serious assault in Tilbury are asking for the public’s help. A spokesperson said: “We were called to Calcutta Road, Tilbury to reports of a serious assault shortly...
View ArticleTeenage boy arrested after robbery at Lakeside
POLICE officers investigating a robbery at Thurrock’s Lakeside Shopping and Leisure Centre yesterday (Saturday, 10 February) have arrested a teenage boy. A statement from Essex Police said: “We were...
View ArticleFour arrests and stolen vehicle parts recovered from Askew Farm Lane in Grays
FOUR men have been arrested and parts of suspected stolen vehicles recovered in Grays. Reacting quickly following information received, local officers, supported by the Stolen Vehicle Intelligence...
View ArticleAppeal after burglary and attempted burglary in Grays
POLICE are appealing for the public’s help to identify this man, in connection with an investigation into a series of burglaries in Grays. Officers were called multiple addresses in Grays on 7...
View ArticleTwo men arrested over aggravated burglary in Grays
TWO people have been arrested and stolen goods worth £1,000 has been recovered as part of a burglary investigation. Police were alerted to an aggravated burglary in Buxton Road, Grays, at about...
View ArticleEssex Police issue statement re heroin batch with synthetic opioid
A MESSAGE from Essex Police “Drugs are illegal for a reason – they are dangerous and can cause real harm to those who use them. We would always urge people not to take any illegal substances but...
View ArticlePolice continue to take tough action across Thurrock
OFFICERS arrested 13 people in one day as they targeted anti-social behaviour (ASB) and weapon offences this weekend. The arrests were made by police across Essex, including the Operational Support...
View ArticleTeenager charged after drugs search in Grays
A TEENAGER has been charged with multiple drugs offences after a warrant was executed in Grays. Officers from the Operational support Group and Raptor Serious Violence Unit carried out the warrant in...
View ArticlePolice appeal as teenage girl missing from Grays
CAN you help find Faith Johnson who’s missing from Grays? Faith was last seen late afternoon on Tuesday 20 February outside the Lakeside shopping centre where she may have got on a bus towards...
View ArticlePolice appeal after jet ski stolen in Grays
POLICE are appealing for the public’s help following the theft of a jet ski in Grays. Officers were called to an address on Wingfield Drive in Orsett on 13 February following reports of jet ski being...
View ArticleEssex Police officer dismissed after sexually assaulting woman while on duty
AN Essex Police officer has been dismissed from the force after sexually assaulting a female member of police staff while he was on duty. David Hiscock twice sexually touched his victim’s bottom and...
View ArticleHate crime reports ‘very high’ in Thurrock
THURROCK has a high rate of reported hate crime compared with other areas in the east of England, it’s been claimed reports the Local Democracy Reporting Service. Michelle Cunningham, community safety...
View ArticleM25: Driver who fled scene of collision sentenced
A DRIVER who fled a collision and was identified through saliva left on an airbag has been sentenced thanks to the determination of Chigwell Roads Policing Unit and Road Policing Prosecution Team....
View ArticleChild abuse image crimes surge by 45% in one year in East of England
THE number of child sexual abuse image crimes recorded by police in the East of England increased by 45% last year, new data obtained by the NSPCC has revealed. More than 4,300 offences where child...
View ArticleMan jailed over sexual activity of a child in Tilbury
A 20-year-old man has been given an extended seven-year sentence and deemed a risk to the public after engaging in sexual activity with a child. Tyrese Smith, of Grove Road, Romford, will serve a four...
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