Daniel MALLETT, a 19-year-old unemployed man from Peartree Close, South Ockendon, was charged with one count of burglary dwelling, and was remanded in custody prior to his court apperance at Basildon Magistrates Court this morning (December 2).
We visited the Red Hook Community Justice Center, which has become famous throughout the world for tis use of restorative justice. We spoke to deputy project director Jessica Colon about the work of the centre, its successes to date, its challenges and the future.
Police are appealing for information following the theft of a parking meter in Grays. The meter, in Grange Road, was stolen between 6pm on November 17 and 8am on November 18.
The packages, known as “throw overs”, are smuggled into the prison after being thrown over the walls of prisons by people outside the prison – they are later retrieved by prisoners who are either serving sentences or on remand.
A YOUTH found guilty of attempted murder of a disabled woman in South Ockendon has been sentenced to six years in prison. The youth, who cannot be named for legal reasons was found guilty in May but has been on remand awaiting sentence until now.
The incident happened around 10.30am on Saturday, November 19 on the roundabout at the junction of the A13 and M25 and involved a black Vauxhall Corsa and blue Vauxhall Astra. The female driver of the Astra got out of her car, when stationary at traffic lights, to remonstrate with the driver of a car who had sounded their car horn at her, and she ended up in an altercation where she received bruises and scratches from the four occupants in the car.
Crews report that the fire is currently contained to a ground floor bin room. Smoke has spilled onto some upper floors but at 20:43 hrs, families in the block remained in their homes as firefighters wearing breathing apparatus set about dousing flames using one main jet.
He admitted two counts of attempted rape, three counts of indecent assault, three counts of gross indecency with a child, five counts of taking indecent images of children, one count of making indecent images of children, one count of possessing indecent images of children, one count of voyeurism and one count of possession of a taser as well as unrelated charges of one count of burglary and nine counts of theft.
Essex roads policing officers and specialist officers from the commercial vehicle unit were joined by metal theft investigators from British Telecom and British Transport Police, trading standards officers and community safety officers from Thurrock Council and officers from the Environment Agency. Engineers from VOSA, the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency, examined vehicles suspected of being faulty.
Omozusi, of Chafford Hundred, played 50 league games for the O’s, but lived a double life as a member of Hackney’s London Fields Boys gang. The 22-year-old was convicted alongside Jamal Francis, 21, of Navarino Road, and Shane Drew, 22, of Welshpool Street, Hackney, at Snaresbrook Crown Court for a intimidating an 18-year-old witness who gave key evidence in the trial of Leon Dunkley and Mohammed Smoured.
Between 2am and 5.40am on Friday, November 18, suspects forced open an uPVC door, causing slight damage. The keys to a BMW were stolen from the hallway, and the vehicle, worth an estimated £26,000 was then stolen from the driveway.
British Transport Police (BTP) detectives are appealing for information after a passenger had his iPad stolen from his hands whilst onboard a train at East Tilbury. Investigators have also now released a CCTV image of a man they would like to speak to in connection with the incident which took place on Tuesday, 13 September 2011.
Thurrock district commander, Chief Inspector Richard Baxter, said: "Lakeside is, and always has been, a very safe and welcoming environment for people to shop and enjoy everything else it has to offer. Our job is to ensure it stays that way, so we are once again working with their security teams to ensure criminals get the message that they shouldn’t bother coming here, as we will catch them and deal with them robustly.
Gary Ellis, of Brown Close, Tilbury, was sentenced to 12 weeks in prison and banned for life from keeping cats when he appeared before
Basildon magistrates yesterday.
The Designated Public place orders have seen controversy with Council reports say there is no evidence. But recent press stories from a shop owner in Lodge Lane list anti social behaviour over the past year and the police seizing the equivalent of 30 pints of beer after putting a dispersal order in the Little Thurrock.
