THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE of Grays Athletic, Andy Swallow has been arrested by the Metropolitan Police over suspicion to commit violence.
YT understands that Swallow, 51, Biscayne Avenue, London was arrested at his Canary Wharf flat on Saturday February 4th, the morning of the West Ham versus Millwall football match.
At Basildon Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday (February 15th) Thurrock’s prosecutor explained that complaints had begun in December 2010 about regular and ongoing noise nuisance caused by a dog barking loudly at her home. Following a number of visits to the address, including one where Environmental Health Officers recorded around 220 barks in 10 minutes, a Noise Abatement notice was served in May 2011.
As well as information and advice about crime and safety, visitors to the town centre were greeted by a shark from the Illegal Money Lending As well as information and advice about crime and safety, visitors to the town centre were greeted by a shark from the Illegal Money Lending Team providing advice about the dangers of loan sharks. Other attractions included a vintage fire engine from the Essex Fire Museum, OASIS and Open Door drug and alcohol advice, the Vitality health and well being bus, youth workers on board the Skills Bus who offered advice and information as well as computer games and a music workshop, road safety information and representatives from the voluntary sector.
A POLISH drug addict told police that the drugs the police found on him were drugs he found in an alley near Purfleet railway station, a court heard. Kamil Strzepa, 25, Grove Road, Grays pled guilty to possessing six clear bags of amphetamines.
TAXPAYERS are set to bear the brunt of budget shortfalls at Essex Police as taxes rise to keep bobbies on the beat. At a meeting of Essex Police Authority at County Hall on Monday, members rejected calls to freeze council tax contributions and agreed an average annual tax increase of £4.60 for Essex residents.
A PURFLEET MAN'S anxiety over his son after hearing he had been injured in battle was the cause of his drinking and driving a court heard. Tony Johnson aka Tony Turner, 50, River Court, Purfleet told Basildon magistrates court that after hearing the news that his son had been shot in the leg in Afghanistan, he drove to the Royal Hotel in Purfleet.
Cardinal Jordan, 22, Pacific Road, London was caught by store detectives whilst trying to steal a £94.99 Superdry body warmer from the House of Fraser. Upon being searched, he was found to have on his possession, a £25 IPad dock stolen from the Apple Store nearby.
In September 2011 a breach of the noise abatement notice was witnessed by an Environmental Officer from the Council. A further breach was witnessed in October 2011. A noise abatement notice was served on the Licence Holder and Designated Premises Supervisor, Mr. Stephen Haynes, formerly of Orsett Hall.
At around 4am to 4.30am on January 24, a Ford Fiesta was set alight in Defoe Parade, Chadwell St Mary, causing £400 damage. Then shortly after that in Tasker Road, a Toyota Starlet car had its window smashed with a concrete slab and the vehicle was then set alight. The fire spread to a garage and then to a fence and gate, causing £2,450 worth of damage.
Police were called to the offices of the Inland Revenue in Crown Road, Grays at 10.40 hrs this morning after reports that a man in a highly agitated state and armed with a knife was threatening to self harm.
The vote comes as a bitter blow to policing in Thurrock which is already under severe strain. Thurrock has seen a massive spike in burglaries in areas such as South Ockendon. Council officers have also reported a huge increase in anti-social behaviour and public order in Purfleet and Tilbury.
During the trial, O’Bryan, 22, told a jury at Ipswich Crown Court he had been offered £500 by a man to hire a van and take some motor bikes to Ipswich. He refused to name the man because he was scared for the safety of his family. O’Bryan said he had collected the bikes in London and was instructed to drive to a service station where he picked up his co-defendant Benjamin Murphy.
Homes in the borough have received flyers claiming to be from the charity “Troop Aid” which ask residents to leave out donations of unwanted clothing for collection. Investigations by Trading Standards officers found the flyers are not from this genuine registered charity which only uses branded bags for charity collections not flyers.
Girling, Wellington Road, Tilbury pled guilty to driving as Ford Focus on Toronto Road, Tilbury on the 11th November, last year, whilst twice over the legal limit. He also pled guilty to driving whilst disqualified. Instead of prison, he was given another ban of three years and four months at Basildon magistrates court.
Today’s action by officers from both forces, supported by the Kent and Essex Serious Crime Directorate, saw search warrants executed in Ramsgate, Tonbridge, Tunbridge Wells and Tenterden in Kent. Further arrests were made at addresses in Thanet and Herne Bay and in Grays and Romford in Essex and Canning Town in East London.
