Latest from the courts: Notorious offender gets community service but...
LONG-TERM offender Kelly Martin, 46, of Oak Road, Grays, was ordered to carry out 120 hours unpaid community work after a recent appearance before Chelmsford magistrates. Martin pleaded guilty to...
View ArticleEssex Police hand out fines but praise majority for following lockdown rules
By Eric White OVER the Bank Holiday weekend, Essex Police spoke to 1595 residents or visitors to the county about appropriate journeys or social distancing and only had to issue eight penalty notices,...
View ArticleUpdate: man charged in connection with two knifepoint robberies in Basildon...
By Eric White ESSEX Police have said a man has been charged in connection with two knifepoint robberies in Whitmore Way, Basildon on Sunday 12 April. They took place at the Murco service station and...
View ArticleDrugs and weapons taken off streets in week of action by Essex Police
By Eric White WEAPONS and drugs were recovered by Essex Police during a week of action focused on tackling knife crime and serious violence. According to the Essex Police website, officers across the...
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Man accused of stealing staff wages at B and Q
A MAN HAS been charged with stealing staff wages at B and Q in Thurrock. Mr Michael Oluwalana, aged 32, of Station Road, Upminster has been charged with the following. On 18/05/2019 at Grays stole...
View ArticleMan arrested in connection with investigation into deaths of 39 Vietnamese...
By Eric White ESSEX Police have said a man has been arrested in London today, Thursday 16 April, on suspicion of an immigration offence. The 42-year-old, from Tottenham, has been arrested on suspicion...
View ArticleCouncil and police are working together to help Thurrock’s most vulnerable...
THURROCK Council have teamed up with the police to help vulnerable members of the borough during the COVID-19 pandemic. Under Operation Valour, officers from the specialist Operation Raptor team are...
View Article14 fixed penalty notices issued to those flouting lockdown restrictions over...
14 FIXED Penalty notices were issued by Essex Police by those who refused to follow restrictions over the course of the bank holiday weekend, despite officers making multiple attempts to persuade them...
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Essex Trading Standards warn Thurrock of supermarket scam emails
ESSEX Trading Standards have sent out a warning regarding supermarket scam emails containing fake vouchers purported to help with buying food during the lockdown. Essex Trading Standards released the...
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Grays 39: Man has been charged with immigration offence
A MAN has been charged with an immigration offence. Gazmir Nuzi, 42, of Barclay Road, Tottenham, was arrested in London yesterday (Thursday 16 April). He has now been charged with conspiracy to...
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Essex Police looking for former prisoner last known to be living in Tilbury
Shaquan Brooks ESSEX Police are looking for former prisoner last known to be living in Tilbury. 24-year-old Shaquan Brooks (pictured above), also known as Shacks, is wanted on a recall to prison after...
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Grays resident charged with depositing 93 tyres next to Thurrock road
A GRAYS man has been charged with depositing 93 tyres on a busy Thurrock road. Dan Guguian, aged 52, of London Road, Grays has been charged with the following. On 06/03/2019 at Thurrock deposited...
View ArticleTwo vehicles seized and drugs found in another in busy night for Thurrock police
By Eric White TWO vehicles were seized for no valid insurance while cannabis was found in another vehicle in a busy night for the Thurrock Community Policing team last night (Friday 17th April). They...
View ArticleEssex Police remind Thurrock of help available as part of stalking awareness...
By Eric White AS part of Stalking Awareness week, Essex Police are reminding victims of the help available. Stalking will still persist despite lockdown. The behaviours of people may change but that...
View ArticleEssex Trading Standards warn Thurrock of scam phone calls from “coronavirus...
ESSEX Trading Standards have sent out a warning to residents after receiving reports from people in the community saying they have had a number of calls from someone purporting to be from “The Corona...
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Grays 39: Police execute European Arrest Warrant in Dublin
A EUROPEAN Arrest Warrant has been executed in Ireland today, Monday 20 April, in connection with the Essex Police investigation into the deaths of 39 Vietnamese nationals who were sadly found in a...
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Two men arrested after assault in Grays leaves man with head injuries
Grove Road TWO men have been arrested on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm following an incident in Grays last night (20 April) Essex Police said: “We were called just before 6.30pm on Monday...
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Thurrock PCSO’s disperse two men in Stanford-Le-Hope who “had travelled from...
POLICE Community Support Officers in Stanford-Le-Hope yesterday had to disperse two men “who had travelled from Wales to spend time with relatives as they were bored.” Jacqueline Middleton, Police...
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Thurrock residents are told to keep their dogs safe after reports of...
ESSEX Dog Watch have told Thurrock residents to be careful and keep their dogs safe after being informed of a scam going on involving the removal of dogs purportedly on the basis of quarantine. On...
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Domestic abuse teams continue to help keep people safe while disrupting abusers.
DOMESTIC abuse teams in Essex are continuing to help keep people safe while disrupting abusers – with some recent successes. At Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court on Friday 17 April, Colchester and Clacton...
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