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Man sought after sex attack on One Tree Hill
POLICE are hoping someone will be able to identify a man from an e-fit they are issuing following an attempted accosting in Corringham. A woman in her 40s was running in One Tree Hill Country Park just...
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Thurrock landowners warned over “waste disguised as hay-bales” scam
POLICE are urging Thurrock farmers and landowners to beware of a scam in which household and business waste is being illegally dumped on open land and camouflaged as plastic-wrapped hay bales. The...
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Police advise to leave car keys out of sight after East Tilbury burglary
POLICE are reminding people to keep their bags and keys out of sight to help prevent burglaries following an incident in Deben, East Tilbury, where a car was taken from the driveway. Thieves had got...
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Council crime boss details year of “success”
NEXT WEEK AT a meeting of the full council, portfolio holder for public protection, cllr Angie Gaywood will detail the achievements of the council in relation to all matters relating to crime. There,...
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Bag sought after firearm used to steal pizza in Grays
DETECTIVES are appealing for information on the whereabouts of a pizza bag following a robbery in Grays. A delivery man had been attending a residential address on Mill Road at 10pm on Tuesday, April...
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Heartbreak as £50,000 Purfleet skateboard park goes up in flames
SKATEBOARD fans were left heartbroken this morning as a visit to a new park in Purfleet unearthed that it had been severely damaged by fire. The park at Spiderfields off Tank Hill Road was opened in...
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Crime commissioner announces half million anti-crime initiative
ESSEX Police and Crime Commissioner Nick Alston has announced half-a-million pounds’ worth of funding for community initiatives to reduce crime. The £500,000 New Initiatives Fund will be distributed to...
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Second man charged over Liam Holden murder
A second man has now been charged with the murder of 35-year-old Liam Holden in Grays on March 10. Ryan WOOD, age 21, from Godman Road, Chadwell St Mary, was arrested on April 18, charged with murder...
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Man charged over fatal smash in Purfleet
POLICE have now charged a man with causing death by careless driving following a fatal road crash in Purfleet last October. The collision occurred on the A1306 Arterial Road, near the junction with...
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BMW smashes into lamp-post after police chase in South Ockendon
TWO men were arrested by police in South Ockendon around 1.15am on Saturday morning (April 20). A BMW car failed to stop for police doing a routine stop check and then crashed into a lamp post a short...
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Cocaine haul valued at £17 million seized at Tilbury docks
BORDER officials have seized cocaine estimated to have a street value of £17m at Tilbury docks. The drugs, weighing 370lb (168kg), were found inside seven holdalls which had been placed on top of...
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Thurrock teenager’s criminal life documented in BBC series
A THURROCK teenager was the main subject of a BBC documentary The Prisoners. Jade West (18) was followed by the BBC film crew as she tried to break a cycle of offending. Jade, a former student at the...
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Update: Key witness now traced in Liam Holden murder case
Update: Witness now traced. DETECTIVES investigating the murder of a man in Grays are looking to identify a potential key witness who could help with their investigation. Liam Holden was out with...
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Man in court after police pursuit in Aveley
A 33-year-old man from South Ockendon has been charged with failing to stop a vehicle for police and failing to provide a specimen following a police pursuit. The incident happened in Ship Lane,...
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Man arrested after drunken fight in Grays High Street
POLICE ACTED swiftly to stop a fight between four people in Grays High Street on Thursday afternoon. The incident occurred on the main precinct opposite the TSB Lloyds. A police spokesperson said:...
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Police continue Lakeside racers clampdown
POLICE are stepping up patrols around south Essex to deal with illegal ‘road racing’ by drivers who are risking their lives and the lives of race spectators. Officers from the Essex Police Casualty...
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Gang sought after Purfleet woman racially abused on train
A WOMAN has been racially abused by a group of six or seven men on a train between Rainham and Purfleet. It happened on the 10.35pm service from London Fenchurch Street to Grays on Saturday, April 20....
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Grays man jailed over “cruel and violent act on an innocent child”.
A 32-year-old man who seriously assaulted and neglected a four-month-old baby boy has been jailed for eight years. Darran Brown, of Long Lane, Grays, Essex, was found guilty following a trial at...
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£190k salary for new Essex Police chief
THE NEW chief constable of Essex Police will receive a yearly salary of more than £190,000, it has been announced. Police and Crime Commissioner Nick Alston said Chf Con Stephen Kavanagh’s total...
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Grays man jailed over theft of post
TWO men have been jailed in connection with theft of post in Surrey, Essex, Hertfordshire and Berkshire. Victor Odesola, 40, of Bradbourne Road in Grays and Olukayode Akinleye, 34, both admitted...
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