Appeal 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.
Briefcase 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 owner. If you have any information about the briefcase, or it belongs to you, please call us on 101. The reference […]
Tilbury: 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 place in Tilbury between 2017 and 2018. The 34 year-old, of Dover Road, Northfleet, was arrested in October 2018 when the […]
Witnesses 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.
Women 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 found.
Man 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.
Young girl injured after being ‘shot with BB gun’ at Nutberry Playing Fields in Grays
A YOUNG girl has been left injured after reportedly being shot by a BB gun at a Grays park.
Police concern for missing Tilbury man
CAN you help find Keir Church, who is missing from Tilbury?
Images released of attendees at unlicensed music event on New Years eve in East Horndon church
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.
Britain’s biggest supergrass in hiding after helping jail criminals for 250 years
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.
Boy from Grays charged with murder after fatal stabbing in Newham
THE teenage defendant, who cannot be named for legal reasons, appeared at Stratford Youth Court on Monday charged with murder and possession of an offensive weapon.
Paedophile couple jailed for abusing girl, 8, on video call
A PAEDOPHILE couple who sexually abused an eight-year-old girl on a video call and fantasised about kidnapping another child have been jailed.
Safer Essex Road Partnership offers free road-safety support and advice to all businesses in Thurrock
ONE in three road crashes involve someone who is ‘at work’. This is not just vans, trucks and buses, but includes someone driving to a meeting or a care worker travelling between clients.
Essex Police sergeant who injured female colleague in Grays Police Station given final written warning
AN Essex Police sergeant has been served a final written warning after being found to have committed gross misconduct.
Man jailed for online grooming in Thurrock
MAN has been jailed after arranging to meet someone he believed was a young girl to have sex.
Women fined for blocking ambulance on emergency call in Aveley
A WOMAN has been fined and has received six penalty points for blocking in an ambulance in Aveley. Diana Filip, aged 36, of Hillrise Road, Romford was charged as follows: On July 30th, 2020 at Aveley without reasonable excuse, obstructed or hindered by parking your vehicle in front of the ambulance and refusing to move, […]
Toy supplier fined over dangerous goods
A THURROCK based company and its director have been forced to pay out more than £4,100 after they failed to follow advice to ensure that imported toys met proper safety standards and did not pose a danger to children.
Callous vandals target play area in East Tilbury
CALLOUS vandals have targeted a play area by setting a children’s slide on fire. Thurrock Council has branded the behaviour an “appalling act of destruction” and have said the slide at Gobions Park in East Tilbury was destroyed, forcing them to remove the badly fire damaged play equipment. Bosses have vowed to replace the apparatus as soon as […]
Man convicted of child sex offences in Tilbury in landmark case
A MAN has been convicted of a series of child sex offences in a landmark case where we used new measures to better support the victim. Jason Beadle, 34, of Dover Road, Northfleet sexually abused a child in Tilbury between 2017 and 2018. He was arrested in October 2018 after the offences came to light. […]
Labour Essex Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner candidate launches campaign
CHRIS Vince, Labour & Co-operative Party candidate for Essex Police, Fire & Crime Commissioner, has officially launched his campaign with a Facebook Q&A. In the video, Chris Vince, a Harlow Councillor, says he sees the role as a ‘dual role’; helping to set the budget and strategic direction of both the police and fire service, […]
Grays lorry deaths: Haulier denies role in Vietnamese migrant deaths
A NORTHERN Irish haulier has denied being involved with the deaths of 39 Vietnamese migrants found in a lorry trailer in Grays.
Three in court over burglary in East Tilbury
The Co-Op and a nearby storage unit at Stanford House, both in Princess Margaret Road, were broken into in the early hours of Friday 9 April.
Five men charged after warrants executed in Grays and Southend
FIVE men have been charged with drug offences after a series of warrants were carried out by specialist officers.
Three men arrested after shop broken into in East Tilbury
THREE men have been arrested after we were called to a shop being broken into early this morning, Friday 9 April.