Documentary tells story of Tilbury’s David Jaggers who raped his...
A NEW documentary shines a light on one of the most disturbing criminals ever to darken Thurrock. The documentary by Barcroft TV tells the story of how Tilbury’s David Jaggers, raped his...
View ArticleVolunteers wanted for restorative justice scheme in Thurrock
A SCHEME which will allow victims of crime and anti-social behaviour (such as neighbour disputes) the chance to communicate with the perpetrators has been launched. Essex Police are searching for...
View ArticleArson attack on East Tilbury library
FIRE Crews were called to a fire at East Tilbury library. Initial reports were of a car on fire, but once on the scene firefighters reported that a car had reversed through the front doors of a...
View ArticleLarge increase in drink-drivers arrested in Essex over Christmas
A TOTAL of 190 people were arrested as part of Essex Police’s Christmas crack down on drink or drug driving. The campaign, run in partnership with the Safer Essex Roads Partnership (SERP), ran from...
View ArticleGrays woman found guilty of careless driving after three injured at St...
A WOMAN from Grays has been found guilty of careless driving after a road traffic incident at St Thomas Primary on Ward Avenue in Grays. Debby Ifeyinwa Ozo-Hampo, aged 49, of Hogg Lane, Grays was also...
View ArticlePolice return to the Manorway (again) to stamp out pony and trap racing
ESSEX Police have returned for the second time in a week to stamp out pony and trap racing on the Manorway in Corringham. Essex Police were there on December 31st and have retuned again on Saturday...
View ArticleBogus police officers target elderly sheltered accommodation in Grays
ESSEX Police are asking members of the public to be vigilant after two sheltered accommodation properties in Orchard Road, Grays and Sawyers Hall Lane, Brentwood were targeted by burglars between late...
View ArticlePolice renew appeal for thirteen-year-old girl missing from Grays
ESSEX Police are renewing our appeal for help to find missing 13-year-old Emily Summers. Emily is missing from Grays and was last seen on Wednesday, January 4. She is white, 5ft 1ins tall with long...
View ArticleChafford Hundred man to stand trial over sex activity with child charges
A MAN FROM Chafford Hundred is set to stand trial over a number of charges alleging sexual activity involving children and indecent images on a computer. Tony Phillips, aged 28, of Felipe Road,...
View ArticlePolice confirm watchdog set to investigate circumstances surrounding arrest...
THE CIRCUMSTANCES surrounding the arrest of a UKIP councillor for assault are set to be investigated by a police watchdog. As reported yesterday, Tilbury councillor, John Allen, was arrested at his...
View ArticleTeenage biker pleads guilty to causing serious injury to his fellow passenger...
A TEENAGE biker has pled guilty to causing serious injury to a passenger on his bike as a result of a road traffic collision in Grays. The seventeen-year-old boy, who cannot be named for legal...
View ArticleSouth Ockendon man set to stand trial over downloading images of child abuse...
A SOUTH OCKENDON man is set to stand trial over a number of charges in relation to downloading images of child abuse. Robin Peter Glover, aged 28, of Broxburn Drive has been charged with the...
View ArticlePolice keen to quiz man over alleged hate crime on Grays High Street
ESSEX Police are releasing CCTV images of a man they want to speak to in connection with an incident where a traffic warden who was racially abused in Grays. The victim, a man in his 50s, was putting...
View ArticleMan fined after being found with “large hunting knife” near Stanford-le-Hope
A MAN from London has been issued with a community order and a fine after being found with a “Very large hunting knife” in Thurrock. Taj Maluck, aged 19, from Surrey Lane, London pled guilty to a...
View ArticleThurrock Council continue to come down hard on parents who “let children...
SEVEN Thurrock parents appeared before magistrates at Basildon on Wednesday (11 January) for failing to ensure their children attended school regularly. Fines, costs and victim surcharges totalling...
View ArticlePolice appeal after 12-year-old girl approached by two men in South Ockendon
ESSEX Police are appealing for witnesses after a girl was approached by two men in a car. The 12-year-old was standing in an alleyway off Ashdon Close, South Ockendon, at 4.20pm on Thursday January...
View ArticleOne speeding offence in Thurrock leads to ban and fine
A DRIVER who tried to ignore speeding notices for more than a year has been given a six-month driving ban and ordered to pay more than £1,400 in court costs and fines. Ervin Sadikaj, 25, of Hatherley...
View ArticleStifford Clays pensioner caged for historic sex offences
A MAN from Grays has been jailed for a number of historic sex offences against children. Ronald Marcus, 71, of Stifford Clays Road, Grays, was sentenced at Basildon Crown Court on Wednesday January...
View ArticleBike stolen outside Impulse Leisure in Corringham
POLICE investigating the theft of a pedal cycle in Corringham have released a CCTV image of man they want to speak to. The bike had been secured against a bike rack outside the Impulse Leisure centre...
View ArticleTwo injured after fight at The Oak pub in Grays
ESSEX Police are appealing for witnesses after two men were injured after a fight inside a Grays pub. It happened inside the Oak in Lodge Lane at 00.20 on January 21. A man aged in his 50s was knocked...
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