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AK47s and grenades found in farm raid on Aveley border
A MAN has been arrested after a haul of weapons – including three AK47 assault rifles and 22 grenades – was found during a raid on a farm. The firearms were discovered in by police searching 70...
View ArticleChadwell St Mary woman charged with assaulting six police officers
A WOMAN from Chadwell St Mary has been charged with six counts of assault by beating of an emergency worker. Elizabeth Cook, 28, of Godman Road, Grays, appeared at Southend Magistrates’ Court today,...
View ArticleSouth Ockendon man to face trial for abduction and GBH
A SOUTH Ockendon resident faces trial for a series of charges including grevious bodily harm, abduction and coercive behaviour. Arton Haxhija, aged 41 of Fyfield Drive, South Ockendon was charged with...
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Thieves steal plaques from war memorial in Purfleet
THIEVES have struck at a recently renovated memorial to a town’s war dead and stolen metal plaques that carried their names reports the Thurrock Independent. The crime was discovered on Sunday, 31...
View ArticleMan fined after spitting in Thurrock Council officers face
A THUG who spat in the face of a Thurrock Council Environmental Enforcement officer as she went about her duty has been sentenced to 120 hours community service and ordered to pay £805 in fines, victim...
View ArticleDriver disqualified for drug-driving in Grays
ANOTHER driver 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 alcohol and...
View ArticleHammer-wielding men burgle house in Stifford Clays
DETECTIVES investigating an aggravated burglary in Grays yesterday evening, Monday, April 1, are appealing for witness, CCTV and dash cam footage. It was reported that three men, described as being...
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Suspected Thurrock drug dealer died in Gray police station
A SUSPECTED drug dealer died after collapsing in a police cell, an inquest has heard reports the BBC. Raymond Knight, 55, of Western Avenue, West Thurrock, died of cocaine toxicity after falling ill...
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Essex Police hunt two men wanted for breaching C17 gang injunction
CAN you help Essex Police find Carlito Hall and Ayomide Olaribigbe who are wanted for breaching a gang injunction. Hall, 19 and 22-year-old Olaribigbe were made the subject of a gang injunction last...
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Breck’s Last Game: Full version of film based on murder in Grays released
THE full version of Breck’s Last Game, a film aiming to raise awareness of the online grooming and based on the real-life murder of 14 year-old Breck Bednar, has now been released to the public. The...
View ArticlePolice are no longer long for man after “road rage” incident in South Ockendon
ESSEX Police is no longer looking to identify a man following reports a car windscreen was damaged in South Ockendon. A spokesperson said: “We issued a video appeal last month following an incident in...
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Officer faces misconduct probe over death of man in Grays Police Station
AN officer who searched a suspected drug dealer before his death is being investigated for misconduct. Raymond Knight, 55, of Western Avenue, West Thurrock, died after collapsing at Grays Police...
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Man wanted for thefts across borough
CAN you help Essex Police find Luke Clements who they want to speak to in connection with thefts from shops in South Ockendon, Lakeside, and Grays. The 29 year-old also goes by the name Francis...
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Man wanted after alleged assault in the Treacle Mine pub in Grays
ESSEX Police want to speak to this man about an assault in Grays. A 32-year-old man was punched and knocked unconscious at The Treacle Mine pub on Saturday 9 March. He suffered a fractured eye socket...
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Off-road bike removed from scene of crash as biker suffers life-changing...
POLICE Officers investigating a collision in South Ockendon are appealing for information about the location of a motorbike involved which was removed from the scene. A van and what is believed to...
View ArticlePolice seen in Grays in search of firearm
POLICE have been mounting a search for a firearm in Grays this morning (Sunday, 7 April) after an incident last evening reports the Thurrock Independent. It follows the alarm being raised when police...
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Grays lorry driver who was watching TV programme while driving found guilty...
A GRAYS lorry driver who was watching a TV programme while driving has been found guilty of killing a woman in a crash reports the BBC. Viorel Sandulache, 26, hit 21-year-old Abigail Harvey’s Audi on...
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South Ockendon couple sentenced for drug-dealing as part of County Lines gang
A COUPLE from South Ockendon have been sentenced after pleading guilty for their part in a so called ‘county line’ drug dealing gang. Officers from the West Operation Raptor team raided the home of...
View ArticleStanford-le-Hope woman fined for fraudulent use of contactless card
A STANFORD-le-Hope woman has been fined over a series of frauds. Charlotte Lovell, aged 25, of King Street, Stanford-le-Hope was found guilty of the following at Basildon magistrates court. On...
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Police renew appeal for man missing from Thurrock
ESSEX Police are renewing our appeal to find Valentin Kachanov, who has been reported missing from West Thurrock. No-one has heard from the 27-year-old since he called his mother, who lives in...
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