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Keeping people safer by breaking the cycle of domestic abuse

EVERYONE deserves to live a life free of domestic abuse.” – That’s the message from the Southend, Essex and Thurrock Domestic Abuse Board

Teenager attacked outside Chafford Hundred railway station

A TEENAGER was attacked and robbed by two people near to a busy train station. The 15-year-old was assaulted near to Chafford Hundred Train Station...

Grays migrant deaths: Accused says he was ‘naive and gullible’

A LORRY driver accused of transporting 39 migrants to their deaths has told jurors he was “naive and gullible”. Eamonn Harrison, 23, allegedly successfully dropped...

Vision Zero – reducing road deaths and serious injuries on Thurrock’s roads

HOW many people dying on the roads in Essex every year do you think is acceptable? …….. 5? 20? 42? (42 is the actual number of people that died on our roads last year).

Concerns for teenage missing from Chafford Hundred

ESSEX Police are looking for 14 year-old Scissani Stephenson-Codnel who’s gone missing from Chafford Hundred.

Grays lorry deaths: Accused ‘watched Netflix as migrants were loaded’

A LORRY driver accused over the deaths of 39 migrants has told a court he was watching Netflix as people were allegedly loaded into his trailer.

Essex Police support Restorative Justice Week

ESSEX Police is supporting Restorative Justice Week and will be highlighting our Essex Restorative and Mediation Service that supports victims of crime in Essex.

Grays 39 deaths: ‘Smuggler’ describes moment driver said ‘I have a problem- dead bodies in the trailer’

AN alleged smuggler has described the moment a lorry driver told him he had "dead bodies in the trailer", a court heard.

Knife-point robber from Chadwell St Mary jailed

A KNIFE-wielding robber who stole from two bookmakers and a friend he was staying with in Wisbech has been jailed.

Former Grays Athletic star to stand trial over cocaine dealing

A FORMER star player for Grays Athletic is set to stand trial over allegations of cocaine dealing. Stuart Thurgood, 38 of Morley Grove, Harlow was...

Firework laws must be urgently reviewed say police

THE National Chair of the Police Federation of England and Wales (PFEW) has called for an urgent review into the sale of fireworks following...

Six men arrested following reports of theft from lorries at Thurrock motorway services

SIX men were arrested overnight following reports of theft, from lorries in Thurrock motorway services, Grays. We were called at around 11.30pm, on Sunday 8...

Essex Violence and Vulnerability Unit launches Community Grants Fund

ORGANISATIONS who work across Greater Essex to reduce crime and safeguard young people can now apply for a one-off grant through the Violence and Vulnerability Community Grants Fund.

Appeal after series of burglaries Chadwell St Mary

A SERIES of attempted burglaries took place in the Chadwell St Mary area, on Wednesday 28 October. Police are appealing for any witness who may...

‘Toxic lockdown’ sees huge rise in babies harmed or killed

THERE was an alarming 20% rise in babies being killed or harmed during the first lockdown, Ofsted’s chief inspector Amanda Spielman has revealed.

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