Man robbed in Daiglen Drive in South Ockendon
DETECTIVES are appealing for information following a robbery in South Ockendon that occurred about 11.30pm on Friday, April 18, which left the victim with a fractured eye socket. Following a night out,...
View ArticleKnifepoint fag robbery in Grays
DETECTIVES are appealing for information following a burglary in Grays. Four masked men walked through an unlocked door of a house on Elm Road shortly before 9:30pm on Thursday, April 24 and threatened...
View ArticleThurrock cops to host beat surgeries in Grays shopping centre
NEIGHBOURHOOD policing officers in Grays are inviting residents and retailers to a police surgery where they can raise or discuss ongoing issues or concerns which are affecting their lives or...
View ArticleMan sought after shoplifting in Crammavill Street
POLICE officers in Grays have issued a CCTV still of a man they want to question in relation to the theft of meat products worth £80 from Tescos in Crammavill Street, Grays in mid-April.. The theft...
View ArticleTwo cars stolen after South Ockendon burglary
DETECTIVES are appealing for information following a burglary in south-west Essex in which two cars were stolen from outside the owner’s home. The break-in happened in South Ockendon when thieves...
View ArticleTop police cop Ben Hodder re-bailed until September
A SENIOR Thurrock police officer, arrested on suspicion of a sexual offence, has been rebailed. Chief Inspector Ben Hodder, the district commander for Thurrock, was arrested on May 8. He answered bail...
View ArticleCouple sought after theft of Tag Heuer watches from Ernest Jones at intu...
POLICE would like to identify this man and woman in connection with the theft of three valuable watches from a jewellery store at the Intu Lakeside Shopping Centre. It is alleged they went into Ernest...
View ArticleStanford pensioners duped of a thousand pounds by heartless conman
DETECTIVES are investigating after a couple in Stanford le Hope were duped out of a thousand pounds by a conman, claiming that the roof of the property needed urgent repairs. Around midday on...
View ArticleWitnesses sought after attempt to rob teen on Corringham street foiled
POLICE have appealed for witnesses after a man attempted to steal a teenage boy’s mobile phone at Corringham. The 16-year-old boy was at Mackley Drive near to the junction with Lyndhurst Road when he...
View ArticleMen sought after theft of whisky from Corringham Co-Op
POLICE have released CCTV images of two men they want to speak to in connection with a theft from the Co-Operative store in Corringham. Suspects entered the store on Gardner Avenue shortly after 7pm on...
View ArticlePolice ask you to focus on suspects at Vision Express
POLICE have released CCTV images of two people they would like to speak to in connection with a theft at Vision Express, Lakeside. On Monday June 23 at 11:15am, a female suspect distracted a member of...
View ArticleSearch for teen ends in arrest after street in Grays street closed off
TWO MALES have been arrested after an incident in Brook Street, Grays. Police were called to the area at just after 0230 hrs on Monday morning after reports that a commercial property had been broken...
View ArticleThurrock UKIP councillor’s drink drive case adjourned due to illness
A COURT CASE into an allegation of drink-driving made against Thurrock UKIP councillor Robert Ray has been adjourned. The court was told that the Aveley cllr was in hospital. No further details were...
View ArticleTwo Crooks don’t make a right as brothers plead guilty to break ins on Grays...
TWO GRAYS brothers pleaded guilty to a number of burglaries at estate agents in Grays on Sunday night/Monday morning. Wesley Crooks (32) Morrison House, Grays and Steven Crooks (30) of Seabrook Rise,...
View ArticleChafford Hundred “celebrity hairstylist” stole more than £30,000 from Mick...
A CHAFFORD HUNDRED celebrity stylist who stole more than £30,000 worth of gems from Mick Jagger’s jewellery designer daughter is facing jail. Ojuri ‘Charles’ Adesanya, 29, pocketed the bespoke...
View ArticleE-fit of man wanted after female driver of white range rover assaulted
DETECTIVES investigating an assault in South Ockendon in which a motorist was punched several times while queuing in traffic have released and efit image of a suspect. The attack happened at the...
View ArticleMan rushed to hospital after being stabbed outside Grays railway station
Update: 1730 hrs A MAN was rushed to hospital after being stabbed outside Grays Railway Station. Police were called to the station at just after 3.30pm this afternoon (Wed). On arrival, they found a...
View ArticleSeven arrested over bogus cop telephone fraud scam
The operation was carried out by detectives, including officers from Essex, who are part of the Eastern Regional Special Operations Unit (ERSOU) a regional team that was formed in March to investigate...
View ArticleDrug bust in Corringham as police swoop across South Essex
A TOTAL of 47 people have been arrested in a major police operation against organised crime in south Essex. The arrests were carried out under Operation Erasure which targeted offenders involved in...
View ArticleResult! Eight jailed for seven years each over failed Lakeside heist
EIGHT men have today been jailed for seven years after pleaded guilty to stealing watches and jewellery worth nearly £2m from a jewellery store in Thurrock. The gang struck at the Ernest Jones shop at...
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