Thurrock Council’s portfolio holder for Crime and Disorder, Councillor Gerard Rice said: “By taking a strong stance against Anti-social Behaviour we are sending out a message that we will not tolerate it. It is unacceptable for people living and working in our borough to be subjected to this kind of abuse and we will continue to do everything we can to stamp it out.”
SMUGGLERS had millions of cigarettes seized after they had stashed them inside radiators shipped into Tilbury docks. Officers found £614,00 worth of Jin Ling cigarettes in a trailer shipped from Belgium to Tilbury.
At 11.55am on Thursday, December 16, two suspects barged into the victim as he was crossing a footbridge near Hangman’s Woods, over the A1089 road and Grangewood Avenue, Grays. The suspects removed an estimated £100 cash from his pocket before ripping off a gold chain around his neck, worth an estimated £70. The suspects then made off back towards the woods.
Media organisations and journalists can apply for permission to use social media on a case-by-case basis, but Lord Judge said it may be necessary to bar its use by non-journalists to ensure the "proper adminstration of justice", prevent distractions in court and limit the potential for interference with courts' own recording equipment.
In her application, she falsely declared she was British, producing a false UK birth certificate. As a result, she was paid a total of £48,240.71 via monthly installments between September 2005 to February 2009.
A MAN held armed police at bay for several hours in Tilbury after claiming his place in Civic Square was full of weapons. Police had been called to the property at 4.30pm last night (Friday) after reports that a man in his thirties was behaving erratically.
Dc Karen Berry from Thurrock CID Target Team said: “The victim walks with a stick and was knocked off balance by suspect. He has been left very upset by the theft. He had set aside the money to give him and his family a good Christmas. I am appealing for anyone who saw the incident or anyone who knows who did this to call me.”
The fraud was first brought to Thurrock Council’s benefit investigation team by council tax officers after they made a routine check. Oso had told the court he was a pastor, known in his church as David Oso, who would not lie.
Sgt Graham Holmes said: “We regularly patrol the High Street all year through, but at this time of year, it is even more important that we increase our presence here. The majority of people are visiting the area to do their shopping, but thieves will often target shoppers at this time of year, as more people are distracted and it provides an opportunity to pick pocket or steal from shops.
Thurrock Council’s Trading Standards will be using young volunteers to check whether stores are acting properly with the sale of age-restricted goods. It is part of an ongoing test-purchasing programme, but Trading Standards is also asking shops and parents to be vigilant and help ensure alcohol and cigarettes are not supplied to under-18s.
GRAYS magistrates court is among the 93 magistrates' courts to be closed in England and Wales reports the BBC. These figures are slightly down from 103 magistrates' courts and 54 county courts previously marked for closure. Nearby courts in Waltham Forest and Harlow survived the chop but Grays will go. It is expected that case work will be spread to Basildon and Southend
LAST month, we published the list of detected and undetected crimes in Thurrock. On the face of it, it made for grim reading. Solved crimes for drug offences had dropped by over 30% in three years. detection for sexual based offences stood at 13%.
Alcohol is not necessary to enjoy the festive period and members of Thurrock Council’s road safety team were in Grays High Street on Tuesday (7 December) afternoon to prove it. They were offering shoppers and passers-by free “mocktails” (non-alcoholic cocktails) as well as alcohol free wine, beer and even mulled wine — which was doubly welcome on a freezing day.
World of Sofa’s Bedford Road store in Aberdeen is alleged to be responsible for offering customers false promotion prices and incorrectly stating when special offers are due to finish.
POLICE are continuing to search the Lakeside area for a missing dementia sufferer. Michael Forrest, 63, went missing from his home in Ockleford Avenue, Chelmsford near to 8am on Tuesday December 7th. Six hours later he was seen on CCTV trying to withdraw money from a cash machine outside the Tesco store at Lakeside. CCTV images later showed him walking away towards the lake adjoining the shopping centre.
