Police continue road traffic clampdown in Thurrock
A total of 129 drivers were spoken to in the area around intu Lakeside shopping centre in Thurrock on Sunday, November 11. Thirty-four were found to have illegally tinted windows; 20 people were found...
View ArticleAppeal after man attempts to “abduct” 11-year-old girl in Aveley
ESSEX Police received reports a man approached an 11-year-old girl in High Street, Aveley, at about 3.15pm yesterday, Tuesday November 14. He grabbed her arm and told her to get into a car nearby but...
View ArticleThird person charged over robbery and firearm charge in Horndon-on-the-Hill
ESSEX Police has arrested and charged a third person in connection with an aggravated burglary in Horndon-on-the-Hill. It follows the report of a break-in at an address in the Horndon Road area in the...
View ArticleWanted man Kye Pasquale has been arrested
ESSEX Police are no longer looking for Kye Pasquale, 19, who was wanted on suspicion of a number of offences. Pasquale, a landscape gardener of no fixed address, was arrested yesterday, Wednesday...
View ArticleMore time for Thurrock residents to give your views on paying for policing
More time to give #yourviews on paying for policing PEOPLE are being given more time to take part in a survey being run by Roger Hirst, the Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Essex. Mr Hirst...
View ArticleChadwell man pleads guilty to theft of over £10,000 worth of cosmetics from...
A CHADWELL man has pled guilty to eighteen charges of theft including over £10,000 worth of property from Boots the Chemist. Elliot Carr, aged 26, of River Mews, Chadwell St Mary will be sentenced at...
View Article93-year old woman robbed in her own house in Stifford Clays
ESSEX Police are appealing for witnesses to a burglary in which a three figure sum of cash was stolen from an elderly couple. A 93-year-old vulnerable woman was at home in Hogarth Road, Grays, when a...
View ArticleMan dies in police custody in Grays
A MAN has died in police custody in Grays. An Essex Police spokesperson said: “We arrested a 55 year old man from Grays on suspicion of possession of a controlled drug with intent to supply on Sunday,...
View ArticleOrsett Heath resident threatened with knife and robbed in own home
ESSEX Police are appealing for information about an aggravated burglary in Orsett Heath yesterday (Monday, November 20). Two men have smashed a back door window and gained entry to a property off Heath...
View ArticleMan wanted after two boys assaulted on Chafford Hundred train
POLICE Officers would like to speak to him in connection with an assault against two young boys. The incident happened on Thursday 31 August at around 5.20pm on board a C2C service between Chafford...
View ArticleThurrock Council take McDonalds to court on “directing traffic” charge
A MCDONALDS branch in West Thurrock has been taken to court by Thurrock Council on a number of health and safety charges. The charge is as follows: On or before 18/04/2014 at West Thurrock, being an...
View ArticleFirearm discharged into parked car in Tilbury
Update: Essex Police were contacted just after 10am yesterday (Friday, November 24), to reports of a car fire, believed to have been caused deliberately, in Albany Road. Very shortly after, at around...
View ArticleGrays man fined over £700 for driving whilst using mobile
A GRAYS man has been fined over £700 for using his mobile phone whilst driving. Pritesh Patel, aged 39, of High Street, Grays appealed against the following charge for which he was found guilty. On Feb...
View ArticleSouth Ockendon man in court over firearms offences in Tilbury
A MAN has been charged in connection with an alleged incident in Albany Road, Tilbury on November 24. Lord Curtis Lodge, 29, of Buckles Lane, South Ockendon, has been charged with possession of a...
View ArticleEssex Police and intu Lakeside launch joint Christmas initiative
ESSEX Police will have a strong presence at intu Lakeside shopping centre over the festive period to help ensure shoppers have a safe and enjoyable visit. Operation Christmas Presence launches on...
View ArticleFive Thurrock men still at large
Police are no longer looking for Paul Bruns after he failed to appear at court. Paul Bruns, 50, unemployed, of no fixed address, has been charged with burglary after being arrested on Wednesday,...
View ArticleArmed mob fight with police officers on Grays High Street
ESSEX Police have made one arrest following a fight in George Street, Grays last night, Tuesday, November 28. Plain clothed Metropolitan police officers were in the area at the time when a fight...
View ArticlePolice warn Thurrock residents over “courier scam”
ESSEX Police is warning people to be vigilant about a scam where criminals are posing as police officers involved in a fake undercover operation. Officers have received reports that people are being...
View ArticleMen armed with hammer rob Happy Shopper in Grays
ESSEX Police are appealing for information about a robbery in Grays at around 7.35pm on Monday, November 27. Two men armed with a hammer entered Happy Shopper in Jesmond Road and threatened staff...
View ArticleThurrock Council welcome government plans to increase fines for littering
COUNCIL leaders have welcomed the government’s announcement to increase the maximum fine for littering. From April 2018, the government plans to allow councils to fine those caught littering a maximum...
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