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Eleven phone numbers used by drug dealing gangs in Thurrock shut down
ELEVEN phone numbers used by drug dealing gangs in west Essex have been shut down. Working with the telephone network companies and courts, we secured the Drug Dealing Telecommunications Restriction...
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Purfleet-on-Thames man’s attempts to evade fines fails
A Purfleet-on-Thames man has been forced to pay more than £600 worth of parking fines after his attempts to evade justice by using a fake number plate failed. The man swapped his real number plate for...
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Patience is the key when it comes to disrupting county lines
PATIENCE is the key when it comes to disrupting gangs which are intent on bringing drugs into Essex. That’s the view of Detective Chief Inspector Lewis Basford who has now led Essex Police’s Serious...
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Tilbury man among four who pled guilty to running drugs operation
FOUR men, including the head of a drugs line, have admitted their parts in an operation which led to cocaine and cannabis being distributed across Southend. Jason Balding, who headed up the drugs...
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Essex Police Special Constabulary is honoured with The Queen’s Award for...
TODAY, [Wednesday 2 June] Essex’s amazing volunteer police officers have been honoured with The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service, the highest award a voluntary group can receive in the UK. And the...
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Grays 39: International arrest warrant issued
The bodies were discovered in the lorry in the early hours of 23 October 2019 AN International Arrest warrant has been executed in Italy this afternoon, Thursday 10 June. A 27-year-old man was...
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Chief Constable “Don’t spoil it for everyone else now that the sun’s out”
A MESSAGE from the Chief Constable, BJ Harrington You’ll have seen our officers protecting the people of Essex today, just like they do every day. Our message for the weekend is simple: don’t spoil it...
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Police appeal after collision in West Thurrock
ESSEX Police is appealing for witnesses or anyone with dash cam footage of a collision in West #Thurrock. It was reported a white 4×4 car, possibly a Mitsubishi Outlander, and a motorbike were in...
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South Ockendon man jailed after being found with 250 indecent images of children
A MAN found with nearly 250 indecent images of children has been jailed thanks to work by specialist officers protecting your children from sexual abuse. Officers had seized mobile phones, DVDs and...
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Purfleet: Two men charged with dealing in class A drugs
TWO men have been charged with a series of drugs offences following work by our specialist team tackling drug gangs. Officers from our Operation Raptor team stopped a vehicle in Linnet Way, Purfleet...
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Man wanted after attempted burglary in Tilbury
ESSEX Police are appealing for information or witnesses following a report of an attempted burglary at a property in Wellington Road, Tilbury, on Tuesday 25 May at around 8.05am. They would like to...
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Essex Police launch E-scooter clampdown in Thurrock
ON Monday 14 June Essex Police launched an initiative aimed at owners and riders of privately-owned e-scooters used in public areas. A spokesperson said: “Our overarching aim is to keep everyone safe...
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Thurrock man Simon Renoldi in court over sale of class A drugs
TWO men are due to appear in court next month charged in connection with the sale of Class A drugs in Essex. Simon Renoldi, 49, of High Road, Fobbing has been charged with two counts of conspiracy to...
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Two arrested after drugs and weapons found in Grays
TWO people have been arrested and drugs and weapons seized during a warrant by our Disruptor Team in Grays.Officers carried out a warrant at an address in Flint Street on Thursday morning (17 June)....
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Murder investigation launched in Grays
DETECTIVES have launched a murder investigation in Grays this evening, Monday 21 June. They were called to an address on Lenmore Avenue shortly after 5pm to reports that the victim, a woman in her...
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Police give update on Grays murder enquiry
DETECTIVES investigating the death of a woman in Grays are continuing their enquiries. They had been called to an address in Lenmore Avenue shortly after 5pm yesterday (Monday 21 June) to reports a...
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Man convicted after hitting two people with car in Orsett
A MAN who hit two people with his car following an argument outside a pub in Orsett has been convicted. JJ Margetts had gone into the Foxhounds in High Road shortly before 2pm on Saturday 26 October...
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Police searching for South Ockendon man Jaz Blundell
CAN you help find Jaz Blundell who is wanted in connection with a number of offences. The 31-year-old, who is known to frequent the South Ockendon area, is wanted in connection with offences of theft,...
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Grays town centre to benefit from Safer Streets funding
GRAYS town centre looks set to be made safer for residents and businesses following a successful bid for government funds by the Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Essex and Thurrock Council. The...
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Police investigation after biker seriously injured in East Tilbury
ESSEX Police are investigating a collision that left a motorcyclist seriously injured and are appealing for witnesses who saw what happened. A white motorbike and a white BMW X5 collided near the...
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