A GRAYS man will appear at Magistrates Court in Chelmsford this morning (Friday, June 28) charged with grievous bodily harm with intent following an assault on a man at a property in Murchison Close, Chelmsford on June 25. Gary Watts, 47, Manor Road, Grays and Michael Davis, 39, West Avenue, Chelmsford were charged by police last night.
THE three attacks on elderly people happened between 10-11am on Tuesday, June 25 at HSBC and NatWest. On each occasion, they were pushed out of the way and sums of cash or bank cards were taken from the ATMs leaving each of the victims shocked, but uninjured. The third victim was only discovered by police during their follow-up enquiries at the banks and are anxious to locate any other victims who have not already come forward.
THREE people have been arrested in connection with the assault of a man inside a property in Murchison Close, Chelmsford on June 25. A 39-year-old man from Chelmsford has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder, as has a 47-year-old man from Grays. A 36-year-old woman from Chelmsford has been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to murder.
JURORS heard Swallow was also at the club before the game and left when police arrived. During the match he was seen to give a signal to 20 other fans to leave before the group headed to the Eastbrook pub, it is claimed. Four months earlier on September 17, 2011, he was caught on film making a stabbing gesture to Millwall fans at a game between Millwall and West Ham.
The thief is described as black, aged in his 30s, is approximately six foot tall and was wearing a black baseball cap, black tracksuit top and white trainers. Neither elderly individual were injured during their attacks. Anyone with information in connection with these robberies is urged to contact detectives at Grays police station on 101 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.
Craig Brash, 26, of Stanley Road, was sentenced at Basildon Crown Court on Friday (June 21). He was found guilty by a jury at his trial in May of 10 counts relating to making and distributing indecent images of children via the internet.
EXCLUSIVE:A spokesperson for Essex Police said: "We have received a referral from Essex County Fire and Rescue Service (ECFRS) to the Kent and Essex Serious Crime Directorate in relation to a historic accusation of a serious criminal activity within ECFRS. A number of people have been interviewed but at this stage, no-one has been arrested. The investigation is on-going and so Essex Police cannot make any further comment at this sensitive stage. If anyone feels they may be able to assist, then they are asked to contact the major investigation team at Harlow Police station on 01279 621802."
A CHAFFORD HUNDRED man stands accused of passing on information that was used to try and withdraw millions of pounds from the RBS reports the Daily Telegraph. Derek Annan, 24, from Chafford Hundred faces 11 charges of fraud by abuse of position relating to a missing £135,000 from 11 separate accounts.
A 62 YEAR old man from Linford in Thurrock who pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing to illegal money lending, is to be sentenced at Basildon Crown Court on Wednesday 26th June 2013. Robert Bayford of Stenning Avenue was arrested in July 2011 following a multi agency operation involving the England Illegal Money Lending Team, Essex Police and Thurrock Council. He was charged with illegal money lending, after his home and business premise was searched.
IN MAY, two fires at the Spiderfields play area in Purfleet destroyed the play equipment causing over £28,000 of damage. Now the fight is on to find funding to replace the equipment which had been bought through a Mardyke Veolia Trust grant in 2011.
IN the last few months over 60 vehicles - from small vans to HGVs – have been checked by Thurrock Council Trading Standards and VOSA officers – 11 were found to be carrying excess loads. The owners/drivers were prosecuted for the offences at Basildon Magistrates Court last month.
DETECTIVES have appealed for information about a suspected fraud being carried out in the Thurrock area. Officers are investigating after hundreds of leaflets offering a cheap deal for home-hunters were distributed in the area.
The five men, all from Albania, were discovered at around 1.15am at the Port of Coquelles on 28 May when Border Force officers, along with sniffer dog Louis, searched the Italian-registered lorry as it waited to board a ferry to the UK.
A MAN is due to appear in court later this month (June) after having been charged with a string of motoring offences following a road crash in South Ockendon. The collision happened when a the driver of a BMW 328 appears to have lost control of the car while travelling along Daiglen Drive shortly after 1am on Saturday, April 20 and struck a lamp post.
DELAYS TO a £32 million IT project has angered the leader of the Essex Police Federation.
Operation Athena is a £32 million system that will enable a number of forces to share intelligence. Chairman of Essex Police Federation, Mark Smith questioned the expense.
