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Southend Specials lead colleagues in road safety enforcement targeting uninsured vehicles in Thurrock

THE Southend Specials led their full-time colleagues in an operation to target uninsured vehicles and take them off our roads, thereby keeping everyone safe. The...

Lakeside: Shoplifters ordered to pay more than £1,640 compensation

THANKS to work by officers at Lakeside shopping centre, two shoplifters have been ordered to pay more than £1,640 compensation to TK Maxx by...

Hundreds of migrants arrested in New Year illegal worker blitz

HUNDREDS of migrants have been arrested since the start of this year as part of a UK-wide crackdown on illegal working, the government has...

Thurrock police arrest 29 people for shoplifting in January

POLICE officers arrested 29 people on suspicion of shop theft across Thurrock in January, and secured more than 40 charges. Three of those were also...

Thurrock: Police attempt to reduce vehicle crime across the borough

THIS weekend, police officers will be tackling crime and anti-social behaviour across Thurrock as usual. As well as responding to emergencies, they will also be...

Man with connections to Thurrock wanted over drug investigation

POLICE are appealing for the public’s help to find a man who is wanted in connection with an investigation into the supply of Class...

Jail for prolific South Ockendon offender as justice catches up with him

A PROLIFIC South Ockendon offender has been jailed for ten months, thanks to a fleet-footed police officer and quick-thinking store staff in the town. Luke...

Four arrested over £80m cocaine discovery in Tilbury

FOUR men have been arrested in a small Shropshire village over the discovery of £80m of cocaine at a port in Essex. The men, who...

All Essex PCSOs could be saved from redundancy after extra Government cash

ALL 99 police community support officers (PCSO) under the threat of redundancy could keep their jobs after the Home Office has approved extra cash...

Essex Police supports national firearms amnesty

POLICE forces across the country are urging the owners of specific brands of blank-firing guns to hand them in at station front counters across...

Fewer than one in 300 tool thefts in Essex result in charge

NINE in ten investigations were dropped without a suspect being identified, and tools were recovered in fewer than one in 100 cases, a Freedom...

Essex Police commitment to tackling sexual offences and rape

“OUR goal is to ensure victims of sexual offences and rape feel heard, supported and empowered when they report an offence to us.”  That’s the...

Man with links to Grays wanted over stalking investigation

ESSEX Police want to speak to Dean Hayes in connection with a stalking investigation. The 46 year-old is described as 5ft 10ins tall, slim, with...

Rapper sentenced to five years for drug dealing in Thurrock

A WELL-known Rapper, Jordan Antoine, has been sentenced to more than five years in prison after being found guilty of running Class A drugs...

Is Essex Police chief set to u-turn on plans to cut PCSOs?

IF YOU look far down in this press release from the Tory Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner, you may note that he plans to...

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