At 3am on Sunday, July 10, suspects were in a taxi when the the driver, a man in his 20’s, noticed his money bag missing. When he asked for it back, a knife was produced before they ran off. The taxi driver was uninjured.
Investigating officer, Dc David Wilkinson, said: "We believe that the men in the CCTV may have come from the Romford, Barking or Dagenham area, so we really need people to look at this CCTV and see if they know who they are. If you do recognise them, please get in touch.”
The man was later identified as a 25-year-old from the Chadwell St Mary area. He was white, 5ft 7in tall and was wearing white and blue Umbro shorts and a blue hoody with red and white lettering.
Two people have been arrested following a CCTV appeal, in connection with a robbery on the Chafford Hundred railway footbridge, near Lakeside Shopping Centre, on Tuesday, March 8. An 18-year-old man from Barking and an 18-year-old man from Dagenham were both arrested on suspicion of robbery and have been released on police bail, pending further investigation, until Wednesday, September 7.
Due to a police incident and the closure of the A1089 Dock Approach Road, several bus services in Thurrock have been suspended or changed. The 11 bus service has been temporarily suspended in the Chadwell St Mary area. In addition the Ensign 66 service is travelling as far as The Bull public house in Little Thurrock.
The current closure on the A1089 Dock Approach Road at Tilbury between the A13 and the junction with the A126 following the discovery of a man's body at about 1.15 am this morning is expected to remain in place for several more hours.
Police have closed the A1089 Dock Approach Road at Tilbury between the A13 and the junction with the A126 following the discovery of a man's body at about 1.15 am this morning (Thursday, August 4). The body, believed to be a man in his 20s, was seen by a passing motorist.
"When I saw him in court that he then had heavy swelling to his right eye as well. The overkill action from the services forced him to take refuge on the roof and all of his actions were in response to police actions.
Essex Probation Community Payback teams will once again join officers with the first team assisting in the clearance of fly tips and litter from back alleyways. The second will be litter picking in Hangman’s Wood. Thurrock Council’s Horticulture Team will be in the woods grass cutting with the traditional shire horses and cutting back shrubs to create a fire break.
Essex FSB Businesses Against Crime spokeswoman, Glenys Chatterley, said: “Essex FSB appreciates that Essex Police have to make savings of £41 million on its budget by 2014 and understand that in a service which is reliant on people that that means jobs have to go.
A BMW car that had been reported as being stolen from Romford was spotted by police on the A127 at Rayleigh on Thursday evening (July 28) The car failed to stop and made off via Rochford, Hockley, Rawreth, wrong way down Rayleigh High Street. The car was finally brought to a halt using a stinger device on the A13 near Stanford-le-Hope and three men were arrested by Essex Police officers.
Very often there are no arrests in these cases, so how can officers say that alcohol wasn’t a contributing factor? I was equally surprised to hear that Belhus Councillors on the committee did not vote on the proposals and am sure their residents will look forward to hearing why.”
BURGLARS who stole a high value BMW from Romford, led police on a high speed car chase for over twenty miles, ending up smashing the car on the A13 near Stanford-le-Hope.
The car was stolen after the keys were taken from a house in Romford. The car was then picked up by the police interceptors near Eastwood on the A127. A high speed chase ensued taking the car through a number of towns and careering the wrong way down a number of one way streets.
Tilbury Inspector Paul Hooks, in charge of the town’s neighbourhood policing team, said: “Dispersal orders are working well in other parts of the borough and we are determined to crack down on Anti-social Behaviour in the town which affects the whole community. Alongside this new order we will continue to carry out high visibility patrols and work to ensure that Tilbury is remains a safe place to live, work and visit.”
At 1.05pm on June 1, a suspect demanded the 24-year-old man’s bag before punching the victim in the head. After a struggle, the suspect made off with the bag. He suffered from bruising and scratches. The bag and its contens, personal affects, were only worth an estimated £3.
Officers were called by an electricity company, who uncovered the drugs factory whilst executing their own warrant at around 1.15pm yesterday, July 26. When officers arrived, they stumbled on seven built-for purpose rooms in a large commercial unit. There was also living quarters, suspected to have been used by the people tending to the crop.
