Woman arrested at Tilbury station on suspicion of sexual assault
A WOMAN has been arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting two men on a late-night service out of London.
Bulphan Primary parents praise staff after school caught up in London Bridge attacks
PARENTS of children at a Thurrock primary school have praised members of staff who looked after their children caught up in the London Bridge terror attack on Friday, 29 November reports the Thurrock Nub News.
Man robbed near cemetery in Grays
ESSEX Police is are appealing for information after a man was robbed while walking close to a cemetery in Grays. The victim, a 32-year-old man, reported that he was walking in High Street near to St Peter and St Paul Church between 10pm and 11pm on Friday 1 November when he was approached by three […]
Teenager jailed for four years after stabbing a man in South Ockendon
A MAN who admitted stabbing another man in South Ockendon has been sentenced to four and-a-half years in a young offenders institute.
Police issue report on “success” of town centre teams in Thurrock
ESSEX Police new Town Centre Teams in the west of the county will be continuing to keep our towns welcoming places as they prepare for one of the busiest times of year in the run up to Christmas.
Driver sentenced to further five years after pedestrian dies
A DRIVER convicted of dangerous driving in June 2018, has been sentenced to an additional five years in prison after a pedestrian he collided with died.
Appeal after attempted robbery on Lodge Lane in Grays
ESSEX Police is appealing for information following an attempted robbery in Grays.
Man charged with harassing Jackie Doyle Price appears in court
A SOUTH Ockendon man arrested and charged with harassing Conservative politician Jackie Doyle-Price has appeared in court.
Grays lorry deaths: Purfleet man arrested on suspicion of manslaughter
A 36-year-old man from Purfleet was arrested this morning, Monday 25 November, at a property in Dalston, east London, on suspicion of manslaughter, conspiracy to traffic
“Megaphone man” Jack Barnes charged with harassing politician Jackie Doyle-Price
A SOUTH Ockendon man has been arrested and charged with harassing the Conservative politician, Jackie Doyle-Price.
Lorry driver Mo Robinson admits plot after 39 migrant deaths in Grays
A LORRY driver who is accused over the deaths of 39 migrants in Grays has admitted plotting to assist illegal immigration reports the BBC. Maurice Robinson pleaded guilty at the Old Bailey to conspiring with others to assist illegal immigration between 1 May 2018 and 24 October 2019. The 25-year-old, from County Armagh, is accused […]
Man in court over selling hundreds of illegally packaged cigarettes in Grays
A MAN faces trial on thirteen counts in connection with unlawfully packaged cigarettes.
Grays lorry deaths: Man charged with human trafficking
A MAN has been charged with human trafficking offences.
Grays lorry deaths: Teenager escaped Dutch asylum centre
ONE of the teenagers among 39 people found dead in a refrigerated lorry in Essex had gone missing from an asylum centre in the Netherlands, it has emerged reports the BBC.
Grays man set to stand trial accused of causing death of his brother by dangerous driving
A GRAYS man is set to stand trial charged with causing the death of his brother by dangerous driving.
Man from Northern Ireland arrested as part of investigation into deaths of 39 Vietnamese nationals
A 23-year-old man from Northern Ireland was arrested by officers from Thames Valley Police on behalf of Essex Police in the early hours of this morning on the M40 in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, in connection with our enquiry in to the deaths of 39 Vietnamese nationals in a lorry trailer found in Grays on 23 October.
Four stowaways guilty of making threats to kill and affray on board ship off Tilbury
FOUR men who stowed away on an international container ship before crew members were threatened while it sailed within UK territorial waters have been convicted.
Lorry driver arrested after chaos on Lakeside roundabout
“THERE were no reported injuries and we arrested a 68-year-old man on suspicion of failing to provide a breath test.
Tilbury man ordered to pay £6k in compensation
A TILBURY man has been ordered to pay £6000 in compensation and given a two year prison sentence, suspended for 24 months after pleading guilty to burglary and theft.
Thurrock gang member jailed for wearing a hoodie
A GANG member who breached an injunction by wearing a hoodie has been jailed for 12-weeks.
Police investigation after Purfleet woman dies in Suffolk pub
POLICE have named a 45-year-old woman who died during a party at The Magpie Pub in Little Stonham, Suffolk.
Two men jailed for total of sixteen years after shocking attack on dad in Tilbury
TWO men who admitted stabbing a man in his own home while two young children were upstairs have been jailed for a total of nearly 16 years.
Van seized for suspected fly-tipping
THURROCK Council has issued a warning to fly-tippers that the net is closing after the council’s Civil Enforcement officers confiscated a vehicle suspected of being involved in fly-tipping in a joint operation with Essex Police.
Essex Police release details of 39 people whose bodies found in a container in Grays
ESSEX Police have released details of the 39 people whose bodies were found in a container shipped from Zeebrugge in Belgium to Essex in the UK.