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Police investigate arson attack at South Ockendon pub
ESSEX Police is appealing for witnesses and information following a fire they believe was started deliberately in South Ockendon. They were called to reports of a fire at the Jack Lantern pub in...
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Men wanted after serious assault in East Tilbury
Do you recognise these men? OFFICERS investigating a serious assault at East Tilbury station, Essex, are today releasing CCTV images in connection. On Wednesday 12 August between 4.40pm and 5.40pm, a...
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Claims against Grays police officer “not proven”
A SERVING Essex Police officer who was accused of saying she had, while off duty, been in the vicinity of a serious collision when she was actually elsewhere has been found to have not committed gross...
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Lorry driver arrested after five suspected illegal immigrants found at London...
A LORRY driver was arrested after five suspected illegal immigrants were discovered in a vehicle near London Gateway Port in Stanford-le-Hope. Police and the ambulance service attended. An Essex...
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Two arrested after disturbance at Lakeside
OFFICERS have arrested two people on suspicion of a possession of an offensive weapon after an altercation in Lakeside Shopping Centre this evening. An Essex Police spokesperson said: “We were...
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Damaged macaroon boxes raised smuggling suspicions
DIRTY footprints in a shipment of macaroons raised suspicions of “human activity” days before the deaths of 39 migrants in a lorry container, a court has heard reports the BBC. The Vietnamese victims...
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Tributes to “kind and loving” taxi driver Norman who died at road traffic...
A MAN who died following a road traffic collision in Orsett earlier this month has been described as a “kind and loving man” who had a “wicked sense of humour”. Sixty-five year-old taxi driver Norman...
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Grays woman admits to drink-driving four times over the limit
A GRAYS woman has pleaded guilty to drinking and driving at four times over the limit. Jackie George, aged 53, of Oakway, Grays pleaded guilty at Basildon magistrates court to the following. On...
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Memorial on first anniversary of deaths of 39 people who died in container
A MEMORIAL event paying tribute to the 39 people who died in a container lorry is being held on the first anniversary of the tragedy reports the BBC. The bodies were discovered in the lorry in the...
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Police officer seriously injured after being struck by car in Grays
AN officer has been taken to hospital with serious injuries after they were struck by a car on Stanford Road, Grays. Shortly before 8am on Saturday 31 October, we were alerted to reports that an...
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Essex Police statement on new lockdown measures
FOLLOWING this evening’s government announcement, Assistant Chief Constable, Rachel Nolan said: “All of us have been affected by the impact of coronavirus in some way and the enormity of this cannot...
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Grays woman charged after police officer seriously injured after car collided...
A WOMAN has been charged following an incident where a Police Officer was struck by a car in Grays on Saturday 31 October. Shortly before 8am on Saturday 31 October, police were alerted to reports...
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Police officer injured at Chafford Hundred disturbance
AN Essex Police officer was injured dealing with a ‘large scale disturbance’ in Chafford Hundred. Essex Police had deployed a significant number of officers in the area on Saturday (31 October)...
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Tilbury man fined for dumping waste
A TILBURY man has been fined for dumping waste. William Anderson, aged 39, of Biggin Lane, Tilbury pleaded guilty to the following at Basildon magistrates court. On or about 11/10/2019 at Pipps Hill...
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‘Toxic lockdown’ sees huge rise in babies harmed or killed
THERE was an alarming 20% rise in babies being killed or harmed during the first lockdown, Ofsted’s chief inspector Amanda Spielman has revealed. Sixty four babies were deliberately harmed in England...
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Appeal after series of burglaries Chadwell St Mary
A SERIES of attempted burglaries took place in the Chadwell St Mary area, on Wednesday 28 October. Police are appealing for any witness who may have seen any suspicious behaviour in the early hours of...
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Essex Violence and Vulnerability Unit launches Community Grants Fund
ORGANISATIONS who work across Greater Essex to reduce crime and safeguard young people can now apply for a one-off grant through the Violence and Vulnerability Community Grants Fund. This fund has...
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Six men arrested following reports of theft from lorries at Thurrock motorway...
SIX men were arrested overnight following reports of theft, from lorries in Thurrock motorway services, Grays. We were called at around 11.30pm, on Sunday 8 November, with a report from a security...
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Firework laws must be urgently reviewed say police
THE National Chair of the Police Federation of England and Wales (PFEW) has called for an urgent review into the sale of fireworks following a series of shocking incidents where they were thrown at...
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Former Grays Athletic star to stand trial over cocaine dealing
A FORMER star player for Grays Athletic is set to stand trial over allegations of cocaine dealing. Stuart Thurgood, 38 of Morley Grove, Harlow was charged with conspiring to supply a Class A drug....
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