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Still time to have your say on plans for police and fire services

THERE is still time for people who live or work in Essex to have their say on the proposed priorities in the county's first ever Fire and Rescue Plan.

999 service gears up for the busiest night of the year

THE emergency services 999 line has provided a lifeline for members of the public to contact the Police, Fire, Ambulance or Coastguard for the last 80 years. It is the most memorable number in the UK and provides a vital service.

Grays resident charged with abduction and assault

A GRAYS resident has been charged with kidnap and assault.

No-deal Brexit could put public at risk, warns Met chief

THE public could be put at risk if the UK leaves the EU in March without an official agreement, the UK's most senior police officer has said reports the BBC.

Four men charged after incident on ship off Tilbury

FOUR men have been charged with affray in connection with an incident on board a vessel in the Thames Estuary.

Teenager pleads guilty to possessing knife at Grays Railway Station

A TEENAGER has pleaded guilty to possessing a knife on Grays Railway Station.

East Tilbury: Men armed with knife and hammer rob shop

ESSEX Police are investigating following a robbery at a shop in East Tilbury.

Thousands of illegal cigarettes are taken off Thurrock’s streets

ON 11 December, two Trading Standards officers and an officer from the Immigration Service visited nine shops around Grays and Tilbury with a dog handler and highly skilled sniffer dogs Bruiser and Mostyn.

Police unit tasked with tackling serious crime makes over 400 arrests

THE police unit tasked with tackling serious and organised crime across the eastern region has made more than 400 arrests and seized more than 110 kilograms of drugs in 2018.

Purfleet: Pizza delivery worker robbed at knifepoint

ESSEX Police are appealing for information after a pizza delivery driver was robbed at knifepoint in Purfleet.

Grays motorcyclist jailed for three years

A MOTORCYCLST who collided with a van in Tilbury and left his pillion passenger with life-changing injuries has been jailed for three years following a guilty plea.

Thurrock quad bike riders banned from driving

A quadbike rider who rode onto a footpath to avoid police and became wedged between a wall and a fence has been banned from...

South Ockendon: Two in court in drugs and noxious liquid charges

TWO people have been charged with offences allegedly related to drugs supply in South Ockendon.

South Ockendon women victim of arson attack

ESSEX Police are appealing for information about an arson in Arisdale Avenue, South Ockendon, today, Friday, December 14.

Grays: Drug dealer caught with crack in his underwear

A DRUG dealer caught with nearly £2,000 worth of heroin and crack cocaine has been jailed for two-and-a-half years. Basildon Crown Court heard how officers...

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