Thurrock MP meets new neighbourhood policing team for the borough
TODAY (4 June), Jen Craft MP visited Grays Police Station to mark the launch of Thurrock’s new Neighbourhood Policing Team. Mrs Craft, Member of Parliament for Thurrock, met members of the new...
View ArticleSouth Ockendon: Neighbourhood Policing Team secure burglary and attempted...
THURROCK’S Neighbourhood Policing Team have secured burglary charges against a man after a shop in South Ockendon was targeted.The team have been investigating a break-in and an attempted break-in at...
View ArticleConvicted Grays paedophile moderated forum for online child sexual abuse ring
A CONVICTED sex offender who breached his restrictions to become administrator of an online paedophile ring has been sentenced. Michael Hyde, 53, from Grays in Essex, was active on online chat forums...
View ArticleAppeal for witnesses after serious collision in Tilbury
ESSEX Police are appealing for witnesses or anyone with dash cam footage to come forward after a serious collision in Tilbury. Officers were called to the collision, between a car and a quad bike, in...
View ArticleLast chance for Thurrock residents to share experiences amid rising fraud
ESSEX residents are being urged to share their experiences of fraud as new data shows an increase in the last year, despite many people feeling reluctant to report it. The Multi Agency Approach to...
View ArticleMan wanted over assault in Broadway area of Tilbury
DO you recognise this man? Essex Police want to speak to him in connection with an ongoing investigation into two serious assaults in Tilbury. The assaults took place at around 12.30am on Saturday 7...
View ArticlePolice appeal following series of burglaries in South Ockendon
DETECTIVES investigating five burglaries or attempted break-ins in the South Ockendon area are appealing for anyone with information to come forward. The five reports relate to incidents which took...
View ArticleEssex Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner on “disappointing” Comprehensive...
ROGER Hirst, Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Essex, has commented on the Comprehensive Spending Review announced today by the Government. Roger Hirst, Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for...
View ArticleTwelve-year-old boy robbed at knifepoint near Grays station – four teenagers...
POLICE in Thurrock have praised the courage of a young boy robbed at knifepoint in Grays town centre. On Sunday, 8 June officers from Grays’ local policing team attended an incident at the town’s...
View ArticleOver the border: Community Safety Wardens clamp down on anti-social behaviour
COMMUNITY Safety Wardens are working on the frontline as part of Basildon Council’s tough stance on tackling anti-social behaviour in Basildon Town Centre. This is a no-nonsense approach. Basildon...
View ArticleMore than a third of NSPCC Helpline referrals to local agencies in the East...
NEW data from the NSPCC shows that concerns about child neglect is the top reason for the charity’s Helpline to make a referral to local agencies. Between April 2024 and March 2025, the NSPCC Helpline...
View ArticleA13: Drink driver banned for 40 months following collision
ROADS Policing officers were called to a single-vehicle collision at the A13 slip road onto the Rayleigh Spur Roundabout earlier this year. When they arrived at the scene on the evening of Saturday 11...
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