POLICE have appealed for information after an attempted robbery in Stanford-le-Hope. The incident happened at Scratton Road at about 8.50pm on Sunday, October 28.
POLICE officers in Thurrock will be given greater powers to prosecute without involving the Crown Prosecution Service. Cops will be able to take a string of new offences through the courts if the defendant admits the crime.
DETECTIVES are appealing for information following a burglary in south-west Essex in which the homeowner’s pet dog was possibly stolen.
The break-in happened in Tilbury when thieves broken in through the front door of a house on Elizabeth Close between 9am-7pm Thursday, October 11 and stole a three-figure sum of jewellery.
AS GHOSTS and ghouls prepare to take to the streets for Trick or Treat, Thurrock Council is reminding young people and their parents that anti-social behaviour will not be tolerated. The council’s portfolio holder for Public Protection Cllr Angie Gaywood said: “Halloween is an event that many people enjoy, dressing up, decorating their homes or visiting friends and neighbours.
TALK to those who make these decisions at the Thurrock Community Safety Partnership’s “Meet the People” event in Tilbury’s Market Square on Monday, 29 October, between 10am and 3pm. Experts attending include, Essex Police, Essex County Fire and Rescue Service, Thurrock Council’s Trading Standards, Licensing and Community Protection Team, Libraries, Oasis – providing drug and alcohol advice – The Dogs Trust, health, C2C/National Rail, and voluntary groups as well as members of the Community Safety Partnership’s board.
POLICE have arrested two people following the execution of a drugs warrant in Horndon on the Hill. The warrant was executed at around 9am on Sunday, October 21, at an address in North Hill.
DETECTIVES are appealing for information following a burglary in Grays. The break-in happened when thieves attempted to force their way into a flat on Palmers Drive between 5pm Thursday, October 11 and 10am Saturday, October 14 through a conservatory window, but failed.
A STANFORD-le-Hope man has been arrested in relation to a spate of burglaries targeting Asian families with large amounts of jewellery.
Police launched Operation Minnesota following the string of break-ins in Crawley, West Sussex earlier this year. Patrick Coyle, 24, of Stanford-le-Hope, Essex, was arrested on suspicion of burglary and remanded in custody to appear at court.
IT HAS BECOME an increasingly complex business. And that is even before £43 million worth of cuts. YT sat down with the chief inspector of Thurrock, Richard Baxter, to have a look at Thurrock policing in 2012.
IT HAS BEEN eleven months since we last dropped in on Tattoo John. Nothing has changed. Or may be it has: he seems to look the same and we all seem to be getting older....You have the feeling that in the event of a nuclear war, all that will be left is the Great Wall of China and Tattoo John.
AN OCKENDON teenager has pleaded guilty to killing her pet hamster by placing it in a microwave. The 13-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, appeared at Basildon magistrates court.
Thieves took several items of distinctive jewellery in the break-in on the Watts Wood estate on October 6. The incident is believed to have happened between 9.45am and 4.30pm. A rear door and two internal doors were badly damaged as the intruders forced their way in.
ESSEX POLICE have "stepped up patrols" and are using special stop and search powers for weapons around Corringham following what YT understands to be a gang related disturbance in Corringham Town Park on Sunday afternoon (October 14th).
A MAN pleaded guilty to criminal damage to council property but claimed that it was the mould and damp in his flat that "tipped him over the edge".
Basildon magistrates court heard that on the 15th September, Wesley Crooks (30) of Morrison House, Jesmond Road, Grays damaged an electronic switch to the value of £500.
ESSEX POLICE have reported a large number of arrests following a large disturbance in Corringham Town Centre on Sunday afternoon. The police helicopter was called at just after 3.30pm. The police reported on Twitter that it was providing: "Assistance to ground units in Corringham following a disturbance from a large group. Several arrests and intelligence gathered.
