Grays man in custody over Horndon and Tilbury burglaries
A 26-year-old man from Grays has been charged in connection with aggravated burglaries in Tilbury on September 18, 2017 and Horndon-on-the-Hill on September 27, 2017. Jeremiah Johnson of Curzon Drive...
View ArticleTilbury man arrested after staff assaulted at railway station
OFFICERS from BTP recently appealed for information after a member of staff was assaulted at Basildon station. The incident happened at approximately 8.30pm on 20 July. Following this appeal, a...
View ArticleMan pleads guilty to rape in Thurrock committed in 1985
A MAN has been pleaded guilty to raping teenage girl in Thurrock more than 30 years ago. Christopher Clark, 68, yesterday, Thursday August 2, admitted rape when he appeared at Basildon Crown Court. The...
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Corringham: Man pleads guilty in The Manorway crash that left woman with...
A MAN has admitted causing a collision in Corringham which left a woman injuries which will affect her for the rest of her life. Two motorbikes were in collision in Manorway at around 9.15pm on...
View ArticleEssex Police no longer looking for Jason Raven
ESSEX Police are no longer looking for Jason Raven who we had wanted to speak to in connection with a theft. The 43 year-old, of Webster Road, Stanford-le-Hope, attended Grays Police Station on August...
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Two more caught for drink-driving in Thurrock
TWO more drivers have been convicted following the summer #DriveSafeDriveSober anti-drink and drug driving campaign. A total of 205 people were arrested during the campaign which highlighted how...
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Purfleet: Men wanted after theft of oil from service station
DO you recognise these men? Essex Police want to speak to them in connection with a theft from the Meads Service Station in Arterial Purfleet. Mobil1 engine oil worth a four-figure sum was taken at...
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Two released in Tattoo John “murder investigation”
TWO people have been released under investigation following the death of 56-year-old John Hicks in Grays. A 19-year-old man and a 47-year-old woman were initially arrested on suspicion of murder after...
View ArticleChafford Hundred man convicted of drink-driving as part of summer crackdown
SIX more drivers have been convicted following our summer #DriveSafeDriveSober anti-drink and drug driving campaign. A total of 205 people were arrested during the campaign which highlighted how...
View ArticleMan arrested after reports of naked man in Grays High Street
A MAN was arrested after reports that a naked man was causing a disturbance in Grays. A police spokesperson said: “We were called just after 9am on August 3rd following reports that a man was acting in...
View ArticleWest Thurrock: Two robbed at knifepoint by gang of youths
ESSEX Police are appealing for information after two men were robbed in separate incidents in West Thurrock this morning, August 9. The first victim was approached by a group of five men in an alleyway...
View ArticleGrowing concerns over increase in knife crime offences
By Local Democracy Reporter By Steve Shaw A Southend councillor has said that police cuts are “destroying lives” after new figures revealed that knife crime has risen significantly across the county in...
View ArticleMP Jackie Doyle-Price warns drug users as crime soars
By Local Democracy Reporter Steve Shaw THURROCK’S MP has warned drugs users they are helping to fuel organised criminal networks after it was revealed that knife crime has doubled in the borough in...
View ArticleMen charged over Tilbury and Horndon burglaries
TWO men have been charged in connection with two incidents in which homes were broken into in Horndon-on-the-Hill and Tilbury. Wesley Williams, 32, of Edwin’s Mead in Lindisfarne Way, Hackney, has been...
View ArticleMore figures reveal growing knife crime problem in Thurrock
By Local Democracy Reporter Steve Shaw THE number of offences involving a bladed weapon in Thurrock has shot up over the past five years. Data revealed following a freedom of information request by...
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Knife point robbery in Purfleet
ESSEX Police are appealing for information about a knife point robbery in Purfleet at around 6.55pm yesterday, Sunday, August 12. Three people were walking along an alleyway at the junction of Marine...
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Thurrock Council leader slams media coverage of life in Purfleet
THE LEADER of Thurrock Council has slammed media coverage on life in Purfleet. Conservative leader, cllr Rob Gledhill made the comments during a Purfleet Community Fun Day. His comments come after the...
View ArticleTwo men charged in connection with theft of car from Tilbury.
TWO men have been charged in connection with the theft of a car from Tilbury. The Ford Focus was stolen from Raphael Avenue on August 4. An Essex Police spokesperson said: “We were contacted after the...
View ArticleMan charged over using false passport to open bank account
A MAN has been sent for trial over an allegation that he opened a bank account by using a false passport. Aristide Ebila-Bouesse, aged 35, of Colne, Tinkers Bridge, Milton Keynes was charged with the...
View ArticleHorndon-on-the-Hill man set to stand trial over alleged sex offence with...
A HORNDON-ON-THE-HILL man is set to stand trial over an alleged sex offence with a fourteen-year-old girl. Wayne Rumble, aged 49, of Gordon Road, Horndon-on-the-Hill, has been charged with the...
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