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Deaths on Essex roads fall in 2017

THE number of people killed or seriously injured in road crashes in Essex has fallen in the last year.

Van stolen from South Ockendon

A VAN was stolen from South Ockendon on Wednesday night.

Police appeal after “scrambler biker” seriously injured in Purfleet smash

POLICE are continuing to appeal for information following a collision in London Road, Purfleet, yesterday (Tuesday, January 9).

Woman wanted after theft from Tilbury store

ESSEX Police would like to talk to Paula Cavnnagh, 50, in connection with a theft from the store in Tilbury.

Investigation after attempt to steal cash machine at Morrisons in Grays

POLICE have taped off an area outside Morrisons supermarket in Grays.

Man pleads guilty to breaking into Chadwell St Mary library

A MAN has pleaded guilty to breaking into Chadwell St Mary library.

UKIP’s Police and Crime candidate spared jail over election offences

A FORMER MP and his election agent have been sentenced to six month suspended prison terms and ordered to pay £5,000 costs each after...

Grays man jailed for drinking and driving

A MAN from Grays has been jailed for drinking and driving.

Thurrock child rapist Reginald Wood caged for the “rest of his life”

AN EIGHTY-THREE year-old man, originally from Stanford-le-Hope, has been caged for what will probably be the "rest of his life" after pleading guilty to...

Was Axel the police dog barking up the wrong tree in Corringham?

LAST week, we received a good news story about how Axel the police dog had captured three suspected bike thieves in Corringham. Police Dog Axel...

Appeal for man missing from Stanford-le-Hope

ESSEX Police are appealing for help to find 36-year-old Donal O’Connor, who is missing from his home in #tanford-le-Hope.

Police make major weapons find in North Ockendon

OFFICERS from the Kent and Essex Serious Crime Directorate have executed a search warrant at a site in North Road, North Ockendon, where a number of firearms and explosives have been found.

Police take action after human trafficking report

POLICE are working with partner agencies in an attempt to reunite a mother with her child after they responded to a human trafficking report in Essex.

Man arrested and warned after disturbance at pub in Aveley

A MAN was arrested and then warned regarding his conduct after police were called to a pub in Aveley.

Police and Crime Commissioner to host meeting in Aveley

THE ESSEX Police Crime and Fire Commissioner will be hosting a meeting in Aveley at the end of January.

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