Met Police carry out training exercise in Tilbury
THROUGHOUT today residents living in Tilbury may see police officers, including armed officers, from the Metropolitan Police taking part in a training exercise. The exercise will last until around 9pm...
View ArticlePolice warning to Thurrock bikers at Halloween
ESSEX Police is taking a tough stance against anti-social behaviour this Halloween period and has issued a direct warning to members of a group believed to be planning an unauthorised bike ride out. We...
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Police seize “Walking Dead” offensive weapon in South Ockendon
WEAPONS including a barbed wire covered baseball bat like that seen on cult TV programme The Walking Dead have been found in an abandoned car reports the BBC. The car was found by police in South...
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Gang injunction: Carlito not to get his way in Thurrock
ANOTHER member of a drug-dealing gang linked to a series of violent incidents and anti-social behaviour in Thurrock has been made the subject of a tough gang injunction. Carlito Hall, 19, of Lewis...
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Halloween Dispersal Order for Lakeside and Chafford Hundred
A section 35 dispersal order has been authorised for the Chafford Hundred and Lakeside areas of Thurrock to prevent Halloween related anti-social behaviour. It covers the Chafford Hundred Housing...
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South Ockendon: Men armed with knives ransack property in Erriff Drive
ESSEX Police are appealing for information about an aggravated burglary in Erriff Drive, South Ockendon, at around 8.50pm yesterday, Monday, October 29. A police spokesperson said: “We received reports...
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Police appeal to find teenager “Recko”
CAN you help find Reece Stoddart who is wanted for failing to appear at crown court. The 19-year-old, who is also known as ‘Recko’, is described as slim, with collar-length afro hair and he is blind in...
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Grays man in court over London Road burglary
A MAN has been charged with burglary. Shea Steingold, 19, of Hillcrest Avenue, Grays, was arrested yesterday, Wednesday, October 31 and is due to appear at Basildon Magistrates’ Court on December 13....
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Thurrock Council successfully apply for house to be closed in South Ockendon
THURROCK Council has successfully applied for a closure order at a house in South Ockendon. A court order applied for at Basildon magistrates court was as follows: “Application for a closure order...
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Women pleads guilty to disorderly conduct in Aveley
A WOMAN has pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct in Aveley. Kelly Hunt, aged 40, of Romford Road, Aveley, pleaded guilty at Basildon magistrates court to the following. On 03/04/2018 at Aveley used...
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Emergency services called to South Ockendon after man found with serious...
THE emergency services including the air ambulance descended upon South Ockendon the afternoon (Sunday). A spokesperson for the east of England ambulance service said: “An ambulance, an ambulance...
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Man wanted for race attack on taxi driver in West Thurrock
Do you recognise this man? Essex Police want to identify him in connection with an assault on a taxi driver in the west part of the borough.. The assault happened at around 5.45am on October 6 in...
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Death of “Tattoo John” no longer being treated as suspicious
THE death of a man in Grays is no longer being treated as suspicious. John Hicks, 56, from Grays sadly died in hospital on July 4 of this year, having been found with a head injury on London Road the...
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South Ockendon: Four arrests after reports of offensive weapon
FOUR people have been arrested following reports of an offensive weapon being seen in South Ockendon. The police were called to Fullarton Crescent just after 7pm. Officers attended and followed a...
View ArticleMan has jaw broken in road rage incident near North Stifford
ESSEX Police is appealing for information after a man suffered a broken jaw after being assaulted following a road related disturbance in North Stifford. A spokesperson said: “We received reports at...
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Three men commit armed robbery in Purfleet
ESSEX Police is appealing for information about an armed robbery at a Purfleet shop. Three men entered the Purfleet General Store in London Road at 8pm on Sunday, October 21. One was armed with a...
View ArticleEssex Police bid for Home Office funds to tackle violence and vulnerability...
Essex bid for Home Office funds to tackle Violence and Vulnerability in Essex successful ESSEX is set to benefit from hundreds of thousands of pounds of Government funding to help tackle serious...
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Did you see dreadlocked shopper threaten mother outside Morrisons in Grays?
ESSEX Police are appealing for information after a woman was threatened outside Morrisons in London Road, Grays, following a dispute about a parent and child parking space. A police spokesperson said:...
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Man threatens to kill bus driver near Grays station
Do you know who this man is? Officers investigating an incident where a replacement bus driver was subjected to verbal threats are looking to trace him in connection. At approximately 5.30pm on 28...
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Appeal after van stolen in Grays
THURROCK residents are asked to look out for a van stolen in Grays. The white Ford Transit van re no RE54 KCA was stolen between 4pm and 6pm from Milford Road in Grays. There is a magnet sign on bonnet...
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