Chadwell St Mary man who used meat cleaver in robbery jailed for four years
A VALENTINE’S Day robber has been jailed for four and-a-half years.
Man arrested on suspicion of breaching gang injunction
A MAN has been arrested on suspicion of breaching a gang injunction.
Grays man in court over racially aggravated assault
A GRAYS man is set to stand trial over a number of assault charges.
Investigation after fence set alight in Grays
ESSEX Police are appealing for information about an arson in Grays where a fence was set alight.
Grays woman fined for twice making off without paying for fuel
A GRAYS woman has pleaded guilty to driving away without paying for fuel.
Operation at illegal waste site in South Ockendon
THURROCK Council joined forces with colleagues from Essex Police and the Environment Agency on Tuesday (8 October) in an operation at an illegal waste site in South Ockendon where thousands of tonnes of waste has been dumped.
Essex Police rated “Outstanding” at accurately reporting crime
AN independent inspection of Essex Police has found the force to be outstanding at accurately recording crime and highlights victims are at the forefront of our processes.
Police to deploy special powers as criminal teenage gangs roam South Ockendon
A Section 60 Authority has been authorised for 48 hours in South Ockendon from 3.05pm on Saturday 5 October, until 3.05pm on Monday 7 October, following reports of an assault and two robberies in the town earlier today, Saturday 5 October.
C17 gang leader jailed after breaching injunction with “drill” video
THE leader of a drug dealing gang has been sentenced to 19 weeks after he breached an injunction by making a so called ‘drill’ music video with lyrics about using guns and carrying out violence against rivals.
Labour’s John Kent calls for action as violent crime in Thurrock soars
THURROCK Labour party’s parliamentary candidate John Kent has called for more action to combat violent crime in the borough following news that it has risen substantially.
Grays man jailed for criminal damage to The Oaks pub
A GRAYS man was jailed for two weeks after vandalising the doors of a local pub.
Drug-driving epidemic on Essex roads continues
ANOTHER 129 people were arrested on suspicion of drug driving in Essex last month as officers continue to keep you safe on the road.
Man stabbed in targeted attack in Tilbury
ESSEX Police are investigating following an assault in Tilbury where a man sustained stab wounds.
Man in court over child sex offences
A MAN is due in court today, Monday 30 September, charged with child sex offences in the Thurrock area.
South Ockendon man arrested on police day of action
ESSEX Police have arrested 13 people after executing seven warrants in Essex on Thursday 26 September.
Stanford-le-Hope lawyer guilty of upskirting sex offence
A FORMER government lawyer who took photos up a woman’s skirt on the London Underground has been sentenced. A policeman spotted Daren Timson-Hunt, 54, with his phone “in between his legs” near a passenger wearing a “summery” dress, a court heard. When confronted at Embankment station, the father-of-one admitted what he had done. Timson-Hunt, who […]
Tilbury man in court over thefts
A 37-year-old man from Tilbury has been charged in connection with the theft of a motorbike jack from an address on Thackeray Avenue, Tilbury on Friday 20 September and a burglary at the same property on Wednesday 25 September, where items of jewellery were reported to have been stolen.
Thurrock Council leader welcomes sentence on illegal encampment fence
THURROCK Council Leader Cllr Rob Gledhill has welcomed the tough sentence given to a man who removed a fence which the council had erected to prevent illegal encampments being set up.
Tilbury man wanted over number of burglaries
ESSEX Police are continuing to appeal for information to find Stephen Dowman, 45, from Tilbury, in connection with burglary investigations.
Police investigate incident in Aveley
OFFICERS investigating an incident in a park in Aveley are appealing for any witnesses to come forward.
Appeal after large fight in Chafford Hundred
ESSEX Police are appealing for information following an incident last night, Friday 20 September, at around 10.30pm in Parnell Close, Chafford Hundred.
Test purchasing at Lakeside as part of knife crime initiative
SHOPS in Thurrock were tested yesterday, Thursday 19 September, on whether they would sell knives to children as part of our week of action for Op Sceptre.
Women who works for Thurrock Council’s Children’s Services avoids jail over sex act on train
A WOMAN who works for Thurrock Council has avoided jail after having a sex act performed on her, in front of young children on a busy London to Pitsea train.
Woman fined for stealing from 80-year-old man in South Ockendon
A 36-year-old woman from Basildon has been ordered to pay £150 in compensation and undertake 70 hours of unpaid work after she admitted stealing cash from an elderly man.