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E-fit released of bogus council officials
POLICE have issued an efit image of one of the suspects of an aggravated burglary in Tilbury involving two bogus council workers. THE men knocked on the door of a house in Bryanston Road claiming they...
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Cocaine hidden in nuts cracked wide open at the port of Tilbury
COCAINE with an estimated street value of £2.4m has been seized by Border Force officers at the port of Tilbury after being hidden in a cargo of nuts. About 46kg of the Class A drug was found in two...
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Thurrock pubs raided over drugs and booze checks
THURROCK Council and Essex Police carried out a series of drug and alcohol checks across the borough last week. On Thursday (19 September) police and licensing staff from the council visited several...
View ArticlePolice warning after asbestos stolen in Corringham
POLICE are warning members of the public to be on the look out for a two foot square black box which contains asbestos that has been stolen from a car. The box is a Safety Industries Negative Pressure...
View ArticleChafford cashier denies role in £3m bank fraud
A ROYAL Bank of Scotland cashier from Chafford Hundred tried to steal nearly £3m from customer accounts, the Old Bailey heard. Derek Annan, 24, allegedly passed on personal financial details, including...
View ArticleWarning after asian families targeted by thieves
ASIAN family homes are being targeted by organised gangs of burglars who are stealing valuable, heirloom gold and jewellery – with one taking place every three days in Essex. The “clear and present”...
View ArticlePolice boss highlights hoax calls by people with learning disabilities
ABOUT 95 per cent of “hoax calls” made to Essex Police each year are from people with special needs claims the county’s crime commissioner. Police and crime commissioner Nick Alston said fewer than 100...
View ArticleMan arrested after assault in Grays
A MAN has been arrested following an assault in Grays which left the victim with a cut to his eyebrow area. The 24-year-old man from Grays has been arrested on suspicion of assaulting a 31-year-old...
View ArticleTeen due in court over pizza armed robbery rap
A TEENAGER is due to appear in court later this month after having been charged with a number of firearm and drugs offences following a robbery in Grays. A pizza delivery man had been attending a...
View ArticlePolice called after girl offered sweets by driver in Grays
POLICE are appealing for information after a girl was offered sweets by an unknown man in Grays. The ten-year-old local girl was approached by a man while in Belmont Road just before 3.15pm on October...
View ArticleDesigner watches stolen in Chadwell burglary
POLICE are appealing for witnesses following a burglary in Chadwell St Mary where two watches were stolen. The back door of the house in Newnham Place was jemmied open between midnight and 6.45pm on...
View ArticleCupcakegate?: Police investigate alleged electoral irregularities in Stifford...
YT understands that Essex Police has been called into to investigate a possible criminal offence in relation to the Stifford Clays by-election. The investigation may well be centred on an allegation...
View ArticlePolice warning over latest telephone fraud scam
POLICE are warning people in Thurrock to be aware of a variation of a telephone fraud scam after a number of people reported dubious phone calls yesterday (Fri Nov 8). Four people, in Leigh on Sea,...
View ArticleCouncil CCTV car still going strong
THURROCK’S portfolio holder for parking enforcement, Cllr Angie Gaywood, says schools are in and PIPPA’s out and about. Cllr Gaywood said: “PIPPA has two very specific roles in Thurrock, safety around...
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Woman sought after theft from Cash Generator
POLICE would like to hear from anyone who recognises a woman who was caught on CCTV at the time of a theft from a shop in Grays. Enquiries to date have yet to establish a name for the woman and...
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Guilty plea to callous thief who left driver in Purfleet “for dead”
LEONARD Willsher, aged 41 from Basildon, has today pleaded guilty to several offences that left a 58 year old delivery driver fighting for his life. David Fletcher from Upminster was making deliveries...
View ArticleFrench cops swoop on Ockendon in trafficking bust
TWO men from West Essex have this morning been arrested as part of a cross-channel investigation into drug trafficking and money laundering. On Thursday, November 14, detectives and financial...
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Play equipment destroyed after arson attack on pre-school
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after more than £1000 of fire damage was caused to children’s play equipment. The damage was caused at Little Roos pre-school, in Dock Road, Grays, after play...
View ArticleIs burglary now close to “unsolvable” in Thurrock?
ONLY 6% of burglaries in Thurrock were solved last year. Every year, since 2006, YT has (through a Freedom of Information request) published findings into crime and detection rates in Thurrock. Last...
View ArticleEssex Police set to film domestic incidents
ESSEX Police is determined to stop domestic abuse offenders causing misery behind closed doors. From December 2013 a number of response officers will be equipped with body-worn video cameras enabling...
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