THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE of Grays Athletic has been charged with conspiracy to commit violence. Andy Swallow, 52, Biscayne Avenue, London, was charged on Wednesday 8th August with conspiracy to commit violent disorder.
Tony Moore and Jamie Channon, both of Tilbury pleaded guilty to two counts of the offence - one in relation to the rhino head theft from Haslemere Educational Museum on May 27 last year and the other over 13 supermarket burglaries reports
Leon Gherbi-Bahia, 28, of Orchard Road, South Ockendon, will appear before magistrates in Basildon today, (Friday, August 10), after being arrested on an outstanding warrant for offensive weapon offences and failing to appear for sentencing.
The suspect was white, aged 19 to 20, 5ft 6 to 7in tall, of skinny build and he had short dark hair. He was wearing black clothing. Any witnesses or anyone who saw the man running from the shop should contact officers at the Grays Area Investigation Team on 101 or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111.
A MAN and a woman arrested in connection with a shooting incident in Stour Close, Aylesbury, have been released on bail to allow for police enquiries to continue.
Assistant Chief Constable Maurice Mason said: "The Special Constabulary is a hugely important part of our force, and this award represents much deserved recognition for their endeavours. The Specials played a crucial role in Operation Cabinet at Dale Farm, and are a key part of our planning for the Olympic Games.
The dock worker was returning to a safe refuge under a quayside crane when he was knocked down by a 45ft container being lowered by a reach stacker. The driver of the reach stacker, unaware that Mr James was on the quayside and had been knocked down, continued to lower the container onto his legs. They were crushed to such a degree that they later had to be amputated.
A flat in Chalk Court, Jetty Walk, was broken in to after a window was smashed between 7.30am and 3.30pm on July 19. Stolen from the property was a Sony PlayStation 3, a Samsung laptop computer and a Sony digital camera.
The shooting took place shortly after four men had entered The Archer Public House on Garron Lane in South Ockendon at 10:20pm on Monday, May 14, searching for a local man. A firearm was discharged by one of the men in the car park as the intended victim fled the scene.
A 25-year-old Rayleigh man had withdrawn cash from an ATM on the high street at 6pm on Friday, July 27 when four men attempted to snatch the money from his hand. He managed to shrug them off and continued walking down the high street. However, when he reached the Wharf Road junction, the same four men assaulted him and stole his bag before running off.
The attack happened when three men entered Goldsmiths shortly before 10:30am on Thursday, July 19 and threatened staff with a hammer and an axe forcing them to hand over approximately 30 Rolex watches valued at nearly £170,000.
POLICE are appealing for information following a robbery in Pitsea on July 20. Around 7.15pm an 18-year-old man from Stanford Le Hope was in the old Market Retail Park, Pitsea, near to Kentucky Fried Chicken when a man approached him from behind and punched him in the side of the face. The suspect then grabbed the cash he was holding in his hand and ran off.
Police had been called at 10.20pm on Wednesday, July 25, with reports of several people injured following a disturbance in Aveley High Street. Four people were injured, one man, aged 32 from Grays, with a serious head injury, who was taken to Queens Hospital in Romford where he remains. Martin Wall was later arrested and charged.
THREE people have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. Two men and a woman were arrested in the early hours of Thursday, July 26, 2012 after police were called to reports of a 29-year-old man being assaulted off Thames Road in Grays the previous day.
