Boy from Grays charged with murder after fatal stabbing in Newham
A 14-year-old boy has appeared in court charged over the fatal stabbing of another teenager. Fares Maatou, 15, died at the scene of the attack in Barking Road, Newham, on Friday afternoon. The...
View ArticleBritain’s biggest supergrass in hiding after helping jail criminals for 250...
BRITAIN’S most prolific supergrass is in hiding after giving crucial evidence against members of organised crime groups operating in the North East of England. More than 20 criminals were jailed for...
View ArticleImages released of attendees at unlicensed music event on New Years eve in...
POLICE Officers investigating an unlicensed music event which caused damage to a church in East Horndon have released images of more than 130 people suspected of attending who we want to identify....
View ArticlePolice concern for missing Tilbury man
CAN you help find Keir Church, who is missing from Tilbury? Keir, who is 21, was reported missing shortly after 11pm last night, Friday 30 April. Both his family and our officers are concerned about...
View ArticleYoung girl injured after being ‘shot with BB gun’ at Nutberry Playing Fields...
A YOUNG girl has been left injured after reportedly being shot by a BB gun at a Grays park. Police attended Nutberry Playing Fields, off Long Lane, in Stifford Clays shortly before 5.30pm on Friday,...
View ArticleMan gets indefinite hospital order for running over woman in Tilbury
A MAN who deliberately ran over a woman outside the Amazon distribution centre in Tilbury has been given an indefinite hospital order. Afrax Ahmed, 30, of Peartree Way, Greenwich had driven to the...
View ArticleWomen at risk’ as police in England and Wales miss Clare’s Law deadlines
POLICE took over a month to disclose information about the criminal histories of suspected abusers in almost a quarter of applications for background checks approved last year, Observer analysis has...
View ArticleWitnesses sought after woman assaulted in Chafford Hundred
ESSEX Police are looking to speak to further witnesses after a woman was assaulted and her bag was stolen. A 20-year-old man was arrested following the incident in Howard Road, Chafford Hundred ,...
View ArticleTilbury: Specialist officers secure justice in landmark case
SPECIALIST officers have secured justice for the victim of child sexual abuse in a landmark case for Essex Police. Jason Beadle was convicted last month of a series of child sex offences which took...
View ArticleBriefcase found by police in Linford
POLICE Officers from the Town Centre Team found it abandoned in Linford earlier today, Friday 14 May. We believe that the briefcase may have had sentimental items inside, and would like to trace the...
View ArticleAppeal after assault outside gym in Grays
DO you recognise this man? Essex Police need to speak to him in connection with a serious assault in Grays. The victim, a man in his 40s, was assaulted by another man outside Ab Salute gym in...
View ArticleWomen being arrested and criminalised after reporting violence and abuse, say...
THE All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Women in the Penal System has examined anonymised arrest data from five police forces in England and Wales as part of a major inquiry investigating what can...
View ArticleSafer Essex Roads campaign: Drivers reminded to give space and slow down
IN support of Global Road Safety week, SERP releases close pass footage to remind drivers to give space and slow down. This week, May 17 – 23, road safety organisations across the world are coming...
View ArticleTwo men arrested after reports they were “trying to speak to school-aged...
TWO men have been arrested after a series of public order offences were reported to us in the Grays area yesterday. Police received four separate reports of incidents in Dock Road, Bradleigh Avenue...
View ArticleMajor funding boost for survivors of sexual abuse and domestic violence in Essex
£500,000 extra funding awarded to PFCC to support survivors of sexual abuse and domestic violence in Essex Survivors of sexual violence and domestic abuse will benefit from extra support thanks to...
View ArticleGrays man pleads guilty to breaching sexual harm order
A GRAYS man has been made the subject of a community order after breaking his sexual harm prevention order. Trevor Edmeades, aged 46, of Seabrooke Rise, Grays pleaded guilty at Basildon magistrates...
View ArticleDrugs gang used Purfleet container yard
A DRUGS gang used a Purfleet container yard to store drugs, weapons and money for crime. More than 200 of the shipping containers were searched and four people have since been arrested following a...
View ArticleEssex Police sends out “diverse community” message” on anniversary of George...
A statement from Essex Police Today Essex Police stands united with every community across our county as we continue to ensure we represent the diverse communities we serve. Every day our officers are...
View ArticleFormer Grays Athletic star given eight year jail sentence for drug dealing
THE ringleaders of an organised crime group which supplied drugs to county lines gangs have been jailed for a combined total of more than 40 years. Christopher Golding headed up the Harlow-based...
View ArticleMan arrested following indecent exposure in Grays
ESSEX Police are appealing for information following an incident in Grays where a man reportedly exposed himself. A police spokesperson said: “We were called to the area of Clarence Road and London...
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