Online safety resource launches in Thurrock
MEET Dot.Dorothy Com, or Dot Com to her friends, is the character at the forefront of a new online safety resource created by Essex Police and the Dot Com Children’s Foundation. Dot Com Digital aims to...
View ArticleMan arrested after burglary in Grays
ESSEX Police have arrested a man on suspicion of burglary after a vehicle was stolen from a property in Grays. The 20-year-old from East Ham was arrested yesterday, Wednesday, June 5, and he remains...
View ArticlePolice seek witnesses after fatal collision involving cyclist near West Horndon
ESSEX Police are appealing for witnesses following a fatal collision on the A127 near West Horndon. A cyclist and a grey Fiat 500 were in collision at around 4pm on June 2 at the off-slip from the...
View ArticlePolice investigate death of man in Chadwell St Mary
ESSEX Police are investigating the death of a man in Chadwell St Mary. Officers were called to concerns for a man inside an address in Harding Road at around 9.40am on Monday, June 3. A spokesperson...
View ArticleMan charged with murder in Grays
A MAN has been charged with the murder of Trevor Cowan in Grays. Mr Cowan, 35, was taken ill at an address in Parsonage Road on Thursday, April 18 and, sadly, later died in hospital. Police...
View ArticleInvestigation over “viral video” which allegedly shows assault on a teenage...
ESSEX Police are aware of a video circulating on social media which appears to show an assault on a teenage girl in Aveley. A spokesperson said: “We are actively making enquiries to locate and speak to...
View ArticleMan in court over attempted armed robbery in Tilbury
A MAN has been summonsed to appear at court in connection with an attempted armed robbery in Tilbury. George Wilderspin, 19, of no fixed address, is due to appear at Basildon Magistrates’ Court on...
View ArticleWheel clamping victims to receive compensation after successful proceeds of...
Wheel clamping victims to receive compensation after successful proceeds of crime case CONVICTED fraudsters who ran a rogue wheel clamping business have been ordered to pay more than £17,000 in...
View ArticleTwo teenagers arrested following allegation of sex assault on woman at Lakeside
ESSEX Police is appealing for information after a woman was sexually assaulted at the Lakeside Shopping Centre. It was reported two teenage boys had assaulted a woman near to an ice cream van at around...
View ArticleGrays CID looking for man in connection with on-line hate crime
ESSEX Police are looking to talk to Ian Wiltshire, 64, in connection with a malicious communications investigation. Their appeal follows reports on Sunday, June 2, that comments were posted online that...
View ArticleGrays teenager jailed for sending explicit messages to twelve-year-old girls
A 19-year-old man who sent explicit Instagram messages to two 12-year-old girls has been sentenced to imprisonment at a Youth Offenders’ institution. Mohammed Keerpah first followed one of the victims...
View ArticleGrays man in court after dawn raids in Brentwood
FOUR men will appear at Basildon Magistrates’ Court this morning, Thursday June 13, having been charged with drugs offences following dawn raids in Brentwood yesterday. Warren Ryan, 42, of Coal Court,...
View ArticleTeenage girl victim of attempted robbery at Lakeside
ESSEX Police has released this e-fit following an attempted robbery in West Thurrock on Monday, June 10. A 17-year-old girl was leaving intu Lakeside shopping centre when she was approached close to...
View ArticleLandlord and managing agents fined over terrible conditions of house in Grays
Landlord and managing agents fined over terrible condition of shared house in Grays ROGUE landlords and their managing agent have been fined a total of almost £5,000 after forcing their tenants to live...
View ArticleSix Thurrock men arrested over conspiracy to steal
ESSEX Police recovered three cars after carrying out search warrants as part of an ongoing investigation into a string of vehicle thefts. The vehicle, which they believe are stolen, were found during...
View ArticleEssex Police continue to look for Carlito
ESSEX Police are reissuing our appeal to find 20-year-old Carlito Hall who is wanted for breaching a gang injunction, harassment and a public order offence. Hall, of Lewis Avenue in Walthamstow, is...
View ArticleUp to £15,000 worth of tools stolen from Ikea car park at Lakeside
ESSEX Police are appealing for witnesses following the theft of a five-figure sum of tools in Lakeside. Between £10,000 and £15,000 worth of tools were taken from a silver Vauxhall van as it was...
View ArticleHuman rights campaigners hit out at Essex Police over spit guards
By Local Democracy Reporter Piers Meyler HUMAN rights campaigners have hit out at Essex Police after new figures revealed how the force is increasingly using spit guards including on children –the...
View ArticleGrays woman was already banned when found driving five times over the limit
A WOMAN has been jailed for 20 weeks and disqualified from driving following an incident in Grays. Jolanta Stabinge, 36, of McLeod Close, was remanded to appear at Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court on...
View ArticleSeventh man charged over death of man from Grays
A SEVENTH man has been charged in connection with the death of Trevor Cowan in Grays. Mr Cowan, 35, was taken ill at an address in Parsonage Road on Thursday, April 18 and, sadly, later died in...
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