White man in South Ockendon suffers horror attack by four Asian men
ESSEX Police are appealing for information after a man was assaulted in what is believed to be a hate crime in South Ockendon. The victim, a man in his 20s, was walking alone along Stifford Road at...
View ArticleAppeal after Purfleet cannabis factory burnt down
ESSEX Police are appealing for information about an arson in London Road, Purfleet, at around 3pm on Monday, March 27. Officers were called by the fire service to an empty building that was...
View ArticleFormer Gable Hall teacher escapes jail after pleading guilty to downloading...
A FORMER teacher at Gable Hall school has admitted to a number of charges in relation to downloading images of child abuse. Peter Goldsmith, aged 55, of Pocklington Close, Chelmsford pled guilty to...
View ArticleProbe after fire rips through Bricklayers Arms in Grays
FIRE Crews were called to a fire at the derelict Bricklayers Arms in Grays this evening (Sunday 30 April). On arrival crews reported that one room on the first floor was 100% alight and flames could...
View ArticleThree given heavy fines after car cruising at Lakeside
THREE drivers have been fined more than £1,600 in total for careless driving. They were prosecuted after three cars were seen driving too close to each other and other vehicles for the speeds they were...
View Article“Tattoo John” fined for being on Grays High Street
JOHN Hicks, also known as “Tattoo John” has been fined for being on Grays High Street. Hick, aged 55, of Marine Court in Purfleet pled guilty to the following at Basildon magistrates court. On...
View ArticleFree on-line safety event at Hassenbrook Academy
PARENTS, carers and professionals are invited to a free event this week to help safeguard children online. The event will raise awareness around the positives of ever-changing technology and social...
View ArticleThurrock’s finest recognised at special awards ceremony
ON Friday 28th April 2017 an awards ceremony was held in Tyrells Hall, Grays. The ceremony was aimed at inviting members of the public to watch officers receive recognition for going above and beyond...
View ArticleCar with mother and baby struck by fleeing motorist in Chafford Hundred
CAN you help Essex Police trace the driver of a car which struck another vehicle, containing a young baby and its mother, before fleeing. Officers were carrying out stop checks in the Galleon Road...
View ArticleChadwell St Mary man arrested over restraining order
ESSEX Police are no longer looking for Kurt Rafferty, who was wanted in connection with breaching a restraining order and failing to appear in court. Rafferty, 30, of no fixed address, was arrested on...
View ArticleSeven men arrested at Corringham road traffic operation
A traffic operation held in Corringham saw seven men arrested. Officers from our Casualty Reduction Section and Safer Essex Roads partners were at Southend Road in Corringham on May 4 to help reduce...
View ArticleMan pleads guilty to having knife at Thurrock primary school
A MAN has pled guilty to possessing a knife in the grounds of a Thurrock primary school. John Ashley Morgan, aged 27, of Anton Road, South Ockendon pled guilty to the following. On 19/02/2017 at South...
View ArticleFive charged after stolen vehicles traced to East Tilbury
FIVE men have been charged after police tracked seven stolen vehicles to an industrial estate in Princess Margaret Road, East Tilbury, at around 2.55pm on Thursday, May 4. Police received information...
View ArticleMan wanted after teen punched in face on train at East Tilbury
Do you recognise this man? BRITISH Transport Police would like to speak to him in connection with an incident in which a teenage boy was punched in the face and kicked, in a row over his feet being up...
View ArticleInvestigation after Ormiston Park Academy assaulted on the way to school
ESSEX police have started an investigation after an Ormiston Park Academy student was assaulted on the way to school. Police were called to reports of an assault in Nethan Drive, South Ockendon,...
View ArticleEssex Police boss agrees £10k boost for Neighbourhood Watch
PCC agrees funding for Essex Neighbourhood Watch Roger Hirst, the Police and Crime Commissioner for Essex, has agreed a £10,500 funding grant for Neighbourhood Watch in Essex. The funding is provided...
View ArticleTilbury man charged with robbery of taxi driver in South Ockendon
A man has been charged in connection with the attempted robbery of a taxi driver in South Road, South Ockendon, on May 9th. Aaron Keenan, 20, a fairground worker of Spencer Walk, Tilbury, was arrested...
View ArticleInvestigation after Grays shows ransacked
POLICE investigating a burglary at an address in Goldace, Grays are releasing an efit of a man they want to speak to. A man was seen breaking into a property just before 2pm on Wednesday, April 26,...
View ArticleCorringham man pleads guilty to possessing indecent images of children
A MAN from Stanford-le-Hope had pled guilty to possesses indecent images of children on his computer. Daniel Marsh, aged 21, of Central Avenue, Corringham appeared at Basildon magistrates court on May...
View ArticleBackground: The murder of Danielle Jones
THE murder of Danielle Jones was a murder case where no body was found and the conviction relied upon forensic authorship analysis of text messages sent on the victim’s mobile phone. Danielle Sarah...
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