Chafford Hundred: Man charged following drugs warrant

A MAN has been charged following a warrant in Chafford Hundred where a cannabis grow was found.
A MAN has been charged following a warrant in Chafford Hundred where a cannabis grow was found.
A PROJECT set up to keep young people out of harm’s way and counter the threat of the county lines drugs gangs has been hailed a success.
ESSEX Police are appealing for information following an assault in South Ockendon where a teenager was left needing surgery.
FOLLOWING a verbal update on Essex Police’s activities regarding Off Road Nuisance Vehicles, Cllr Sara Muldowney, Labour’s Spokesperson for Cleaner, Greener, Safer Communities has questioned how the quad bike team would be deployed to address local motorbike nuisance.
TWO years on from his tragic death, the mother of Robert Powell has penned a heartfelt letter to the public pleading for anyone with information to come forward and help find her son’s killers.
ESSEX Police celebrated the start of Pride month by raising the Pride flag at Chelmsford Headquarters
Wednesday 1 June marked the first day of Pride Month 2022 and to show our support, the Pride flag was raised at our Chelmsford Headquarters.
SIX of the Queens’s corgi silhouettes made for a beacon lighting event at Purfleet-on-Thames on Thursday have been stolen. They formed part of the riverside backdrop the community’s forum had been working on for weeks.
ESSEX Police have made a further appeal over misuse of the 999 system. Thank you to all callers who contacted us in the last 24 hours through the most appropriate channels. Yesterday, Friday 3 June, our call handlers in the Force Control Room (FCR) received over 480 calls via 101, the phone number for reporting […]
AN innovative injunction which prevents protestors from blocking roads and vehicles at key fuel terminals and filling stations in the borough has been extended to May 2023. The interim injunction was granted on 25 April 2022 following weeks of protests at oil terminals which saw Essex Police make 461 arrests and cost Essex Police, Thurrock […]
TWO police and crime commissioners (PCC) have accused the Met Police of “poaching” officers from their forces because of recruitment problems. reports the BBC. On Twitter, Matthew Scott, PCC for Kent, said the Met’s “failure to recruit” would be “felt by neighbouring forces”. Sussex PCC Katy Bourne accused the Met of putting its own targets […]
TODAY, a judgement has been handed down in the Judicial Review into the decision of Essex Police not to re-open the investigation into the death of Lee Balkwell. The court has dismissed the application by the claimant.
TODAY, Sunday 29 May, Essex Police quickly responded to shut down and prevent an unlicensed music event that had been arranged to take place on Globe Industrial Estate in Little Thurrock.
CAN you help to make sure police get emergency 999 help to those in our county who need us most? Every day at Essex Police our dedicated force control room take thousands of calls from the public on our 999 and 101 numbers. However, at the moment we are unfortunately seeing an increase in people […]
TWO men have been charged in connection with an investigation into the supply of Class A drugs in Thurrock. Officers stopped a vehicle in Grays at about 2pm on Tuesday 24 May. During a search of the vehicle officers located a quantity of what we believe to be Class A drugs. During a further search […]
AT court earlier this month, Thurrock Council obtained possession back of a council property that is linked to tenant who has been sentence to 5 years in prison, following two armed robberies in the Chadwell St Mary area.
DETECTIVES investigating the murder of Michael Ugwa have made a further arrest.Michael, 29, was subjected to an attack which led to his death at the Lakeside shopping centre on 28 April.
TWO men have been convicted for their parts in disruption caused close to fuel sites in the Thurrock district in April. Louis McKechnie and Matthew Powell appeared at Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court yesterday, Tuesday 24 May. McKechnie, 21, of Clearmount Road, Weymouth, admitted aggravated trespass on April 11 at Exolum Storage Ltd. He was ordered to […]
POLICE Officers investigating a collision in Purfleet are appealing for information, dash cam footage and witnesses.
DISRUPTOR officers targeting drug gangs and serious violence in west Essex have seized an estimated £4million of drugs during their team’s first year of operation.
ESSEX Firefighters were called to reports of a flat fire in Chadwell St Mary this morning. On arrival, crews confirmed that a fire was burning in a flat on the 13th floor of the building. Crews immediately evacuated residents of the other properties on the 13th floor and implemented the building’s ‘stay put’ policy for […]
FOUR members of a puppy-selling gang have pleaded guilty to offences in connection with the fraudulent sale of puppies.
ESSEX Police are appealing for information following an assault in South Ockendon.It was reported a man in his 30s had been approached from behind in Darenth Lane shortly before 4.30pm yesterday (Tuesday 17 May). The attacker struck him to the back of the head and tried to take his mobile phone.A struggle ensued and the […]
A MAN who refused to pay an on-the-spot littering fine after Thurrock Council Environmental Enforcement Officers saw him dropping a cigarette end in Grays will now have to pay out £741 in fines and costs after being found guilty at Basildon Magistrates Court. Thomas Fedotovas, of Araglen Avenue, South Ockendon, appeared before magistrates on Friday […]
STATEMENT from Essex Police: WE have made a further seven arrests following reports of people gaining access to Navigator Terminals in Grays.