Tilbury man in court over thefts
A 37-year-old man from Tilbury has been charged in connection with the theft of a motorbike jack from an address on Thackeray Avenue, Tilbury on Friday 20 September and a burglary at the same property...
View ArticleStanford-le-Hope lawyer guilty of upskirting sex offence
A FORMER government lawyer who took photos up a woman’s skirt on the London Underground has been sentenced. A policeman spotted Daren Timson-Hunt, 54, with his phone “in between his legs” near a...
View ArticleSouth Ockendon man arrested on police day of action
ESSEX Police have arrested 13 people after executing seven warrants in Essex on Thursday 26 September. Officers conducted warrants in Chelmsford, Colchester, Clacton, South Ockendon and in Suffolk to...
View ArticleMan in court over child sex offences
A MAN is due in court today, Monday 30 September, charged with child sex offences in the Thurrock area. Philip Cast, 48, of Bazes Shaw, New Ash Green, was charged with assaulting a girl by penetration...
View ArticleMan stabbed in targeted attack in Tilbury
ESSEX Police are investigating following an assault in Tilbury where a man sustained stab wounds. It was reported two men had gained entry to an address in Thackeray Avenue at around 8.45pm on Tuesday...
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Drug-driving epidemic on Essex roads continues
ANOTHER 129 people were arrested on suspicion of drug driving in Essex last month as officers continue to keep you safe on the road. There were also 99 drink driving arrests and 28 arrests for failing...
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Grays man jailed for criminal damage to The Oaks pub
A GRAYS man was jailed for two weeks after vandalising the doors of a local pub. Leon Durling, aged 38, of London Road, Grays pleaded guilty to the following at Basildon magistrates court. On...
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Labour’s John Kent calls for action as violent crime in Thurrock soars
THURROCK Labour party’s parliamentary candidate John Kent has called for more action to combat violent crime in the borough following news that it has risen substantially. Thurrock councillors heard in...
View ArticleC17 gang leader jailed after breaching injunction with “drill” video
THE leader of a drug dealing gang has been sentenced to 19 weeks after he breached an injunction by making a so called ‘drill’ music video with lyrics about using guns and carrying out violence against...
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Police to deploy special powers as criminal teenage gangs roam South Ockendon
A Section 60 Authority has been authorised for 48 hours in South Ockendon from 3.05pm on Saturday 5 October, until 3.05pm on Monday 7 October, following reports of an assault and two robberies in the...
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Essex Police rated “Outstanding” at accurately reporting crime
AN independent inspection of Essex Police has found the force to be outstanding at accurately recording crime and highlights victims are at the forefront of our processes. The HMICFRS inspection took...
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Operation at illegal waste site in South Ockendon
THURROCK Council joined forces with colleagues from Essex Police and the Environment Agency on Tuesday (8 October) in an operation at an illegal waste site in South Ockendon where thousands of tonnes...
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Grays woman fined for twice making off without paying for fuel
A GRAYS woman has pleaded guilty to driving away without paying for fuel. Christine Ottway, aged 27, of Goldsmith Road, Grays pleaded guilty at Basildon magistrates court to the following. On...
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Investigation after fence set alight in Grays
ESSEX Police are appealing for information about an arson in Grays where a fence was set alight. A spokesperson said: “We were called at around 1.45am on Tuesday 8 October after three men were seen...
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Grays man in court over racially aggravated assault
A GRAYS man is set to stand trial over a number of assault charges. Dylan Siggers, aged 21, of The Chase, Grays has been charged with the following. 1. On 26/03/2019 at Grays assaulted a female by...
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Man arrested on suspicion of breaching gang injunction
A MAN has been arrested on suspicion of breaching a gang injunction. Sahin ‘SJ’ Korta-Haupt, 19, was arrested on Friday 11 October and has been detained to appear at court. He will appear at Chelmsford...
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Chadwell St Mary man who used meat cleaver in robbery jailed for four years
A VALENTINE’S Day robber has been jailed for four and-a-half years. A man in his 30s had left Grays railway station and walked along Church Path at around 8.30pm on 14 February when he was approached...
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Aveley members of Thurrock Neighbourhood Watch highlight concerns over Knife...
AVELEY members of Thurrock Neighburhood Watch have been campaigning to highlight concerns over knife crime. The team have been backing a number of initiatives. Including •Acting wisely whenever we see...
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Six men in court over murder of man in Grays
SIX men have appeared in court today to answer charges of murder in connection with the death of Trevor Cowan in Grays. Mr Cowan, 35, was taken ill at an address in Parsonage Road on Thursday 18 April...
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Man has jaw broken after assaulting in Grays
ESSEX Police are appealing for witnesses who saw a man being assaulted in Grays. The 40-year-old victim was punched and needed surgery for a broken jaw. The incident happened shortly after 12.30am on...
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