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Prolific shoplifter jailed for ignoring court ban

A PROLIFIC Basildon shoplifter has been jailed for breaching a countywide ban on entering BP garages and committing more thefts. Jon Lee, 40, had previously...

Police launch arson investigation after fire in Raphael Avenue, Tilbury

ESSEX Police are appealing for information following a fire in Tilbury that we’re treating as arson. It was reported a fire was started at an...

“Shameless and cruel”: Essex dating scam victims lose over £5.5m in just three years

HUNDREDS of Essex residents were among the victims of dating scams that cost UK victims over a quarter of a billion pounds in three...

Officers looking for Lorraine and Sam Vickers in connection with a failure to answer bail

OFFICERS looking for Lorraine and Sam Vickers in connection with a failure to answer bail believe they could be in the Hampshire, Surrey, or...

Criminals could fill potholes and clean bins under government plans

CONVICTED criminals could be told to fill potholes and clean bins under plans the government is understood to be developing. As first reported by the Sun...

Laindon: CCTV appeal after sexual assault on a bus

POLICE Officers investigating a sexual assault on a bus in Laindon are now in a position to release an image of a man they...

Prison sees eight self-inflicted deaths since October 2020 

THERE was little to indicate a Chelmsford HMP prisoner was at imminent risk of suicide before he was found unresponsive in his cell, a...

Essex Police officer dismissed following tribunal

AN Essex Police officer has been found to have committed gross misconduct by acting inappropriately towards a woman at a social event. The incident took...

It’s an utter disgrace” says NHS union as sexual assaults on East of England Ambulance staff reach a five-year-high

EAST of England Ambulance Service has seen a concerning rise in the number of staff and paramedics who have been sexually assaulted while on...

Police and Fire Chief responds to Essex Police inspection report: “I will continue robustly to hold the Chief Constable to account”

ROGER Hirst, Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Essex, has reflected on the Police Effectiveness, Efficiency and Legitimacy (PEEL) report 2023–25 for Essex Police...

Plans announced for National Investigation Service to move to central government agency

THE work of the National Investigation Service (Natis) will move from Thurrock Council to the Insolvency Service this summer, in plans to be announced...

Chief Constable of Essex responds to His Majesty’s of Constabulary inspection report

THE CHIEF Constable of Essex has responded to a report by His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services (HMICFRS) most recent...

Police issue appeal after person seen with firearm on M25

ESSEX Police are appealing for information following an incident where it was reported a firearm was seen. We received a call at around 6pm on...

Essex Police investigate robbery in Tilbury

POLICE are investigating a robbery in Tilbury. It was reported a woman in her 50s was approached by four men in Thackeray Avenue at around...

Essex Police roads policing unit: a month of road safety

EACH and every day, our roads policing officers patrol the county’s roads to keep you safe, keep traffic moving and detect crimes committed on...

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