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Keeping Essex roads safe: A week of positive police engagement and enforcement

LAST week, Essex Police have been out across the county as part of a collaborative road safety initiative, focusing on speed enforcement and community engagement with the aim...

Thurrock Council’s trading standards team force Gray shop to close its doors

THURROCK Council’s Trading Standards Team has forced a Grays shop to close its doors after it repeatedly sold illicit tobacco products. Station Mini Market, in...

Officers continue work to tackle crime on our roads;

AS part of a national operation called Operation Topaz, which targets people using roads to commit serious crimes, our officers made 19 arrests over...

Crimestoppers launches campaign to highlight the rise in violence against women and girls linked to major sporting events

CRIMESTOPPERS the independent charity dedicated to giving people the power to speak up and stop crime, is today launching a powerful new campaign to...

Man wanted over Stanford-le-Hope burglary investigation

ESSEX Police want to speak to Scott Osborne in connection with an on-going Stanford-le-Hope burglary investigation. He is 33 years old, slim, with brown hair...

Keeping women and girls safe in our county by disrupting offenders

AT Essex Police, we’re committed to keeping women and girls safe — not just in homes and public spaces, but everywhere and by all...

c2c welcomes sentencing following Southend seafront disorder

LOCAL rail operator c2c Railway has welcomed the recent sentencing of ten individuals involved in the violent disorder that took place on Southend seafront...

Fire crews issue advice after bonfire spreads in Fobbing

FIRE Crews have issued safety advice after a bonfire spread to an outbuilding in Fobbing. We were called to Hertford Drive yesterday (Tuesday 5 August)...

Tough action taken to tackle youth anti-social behaviour in Tilbury

A 17-year-old from Tilbury has been banned from several areas across the borough and ordered to engage with support services, following a joint operation...

Basildon Council takes firm action against illegal e-scooters and bikes in Town Centre

BASILDON Council is launching a targeted enforcement day to address the unlawful use of bikes and e-scooters in Basildon Town Centre. Those caught flouting...

Police commissioners told mayors will replace them

THE government has formally told the police and crime commissioners (PCC) for Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex that their posts will be abolished in two...

Tributes made to man found dead in Grays

The family of a man whose body was found in the deneholes near Grays have described him as “an unforgettable character” with a “unique...

Grays: Two-year shops and RAFA Club ban for serial shoplifter

A 47-year-old Grays man has been banned from several shops and the RAFA Club in Grays following an investigation by Thurrock Neighbourhood Policing Team. Magistrates...

Grays lorry deaths: Ringleader of people-smuggling operation has time added to sentence for failing to pay back Confiscation Order

THE ringleader of a people-smuggling operation which led to the tragic deaths of 39 Vietnamese men, women and children in Essex, has had his...

Council tenant evicted for persistent breach of court injunction

A TENANT of Basildon Council has been evicted following repeated breaches of a court-issued injunction relating to ongoing anti-social behaviour, including abusive conduct and...

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