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A13 shut in Grays after serious collision

WE are currently at the scene of a serious collision on the Southend-bound track of the A13 at Thurrock just before the M25 junction.

Grays lorry deaths: Accused ‘attempted two loads in one’

THIRTY-nine people may have died in the back of a lorry because people smugglers got "greedy" and attempted "two loads in one", a court has heard reports the BBC.

Chadwell St Mary man charged after early morning raids

SIX men have been charged following a series of early morning warrants in south and west Essex and London yesterday. In total, seven warrants were...

Grays lorry deaths: Gheorghe Nica admits people-smuggling role

A LORRY container became a "tomb" as 39 desperate men, women and children suffocated inside, a court has heard.

Chafford Hundred drug dealer jailed for three years

A DRUG dealer attracted police attention because of his suspicious driving, resulting in searches that uncovered drugs and a large amount of cash. 

Arrests after dawn raids in Grays

OFFICERS carrying out a series of early morning raids targeting organised crime have arrested nine people and seized a five figure sum of cash and Class B drugs.

Tribute to popular taxi driver killed in A128 crash as police continue to seek driver who fled the scene

WORK colleagues of a Thurrock taxi driver killed in an early morning crash yesterday have paid tribute to him.

Jail for Grays rapist who locked woman in car

A MAN who locked a woman he’d met on a night out in a car and repeatedly raped her has been jailed for 10...

C17 Gang: Carlito’s way is straight to jail

A GANG member who breached an injunction six times has been jailed for 20-weeks. Carlito Hall, 21, is a member of the so-called C17 gang...

Police issue message of reassurance to parents, carers and guardians

OVER the last fortnight Essex Police has received a number of reports of people acting suspiciously around young people.

Grays man jailed for second time after victim dies years after brutal attack

A MAN, jailed five years ago for leaving a man brain damaged after beating him over a cigarette, has been found guilty of murder and jailed for life after his victim died from complications related to the attack.

Man who died in fatal collision on Tilbury Dock Road named

ESSEX Police can provisionally name a man who died following a collision in Tilbury on Monday 21 September. A blue Volkswagen Crafter van was in...

Stanford-le-Hope: Appeal after man suffers head injury

ESSEX Police are appealing for witness following reports of an assault in London Road, Stanford-Le-Hope.

Chief Constable commends officers, staff and partners for their work to tackle a violent gang in Thurrock.

FIVE police officers, five members of police staff and two members of partner agency staff have been commended by Essex Police Chief Constable Ben-Julian Harrington for their hard work and dedication in protecting the people of Essex, keeping them safe and catching criminals.

East Tilbury man pleads guilty to possessing of imagers of child abuse

AN EAST Tilbury man has pleaded guilty to possessing images of child abuse.

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