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Essex Police claim more than 1,000 arrests for shoplifting so far this year

EARLIER this week, Essex Police asked the public how many suspects they thought had been arrested on suspicion of shoplifting in Essex this year. The...

Essex Police: Zombie knife and machete amnesty ends

DOZENS of suspected zombie-style knives or machetes were handed in at police station front counters across Essex as part of a national surrender scheme. Police...

Prolific shoplifter gets two-year stores ban

A PROLIFIC offender has been banned from three stores in Basildon for two years after being convicted of stealing almost £3,800 of goods. Chelmsford magistrates...

Multi-agency Operation Scalis targets uninsured vehicles using Dartford River Crossing

ON Wednesday 15 September, Essex Police joined forces with Kent Police colleagues to target uninsured drivers using the Dartford River Crossing in a crackdown...

Man wanted in connection with collision in Corringham

ESSEX Police want to speak to 26-year-old Charles Willats in connection to a collision in Corringham. At about 12.30pm on 27 April, two vehicles were...

Speed restrictions called for to combat nuisance bikers

SPEED restrictions have been called for in a bid to tackle nuisance bikers who are “putting lives in danger” in Thurrock. Resident Neil Pickett is...

Community comes together to mark popular police officer’s retirement

COMMUNITY stalwarts came together in the Thurrock Mayor's parlour recently to say thanks and pay tribute to a retiring policeman who has left his...

Rape investigation after incident in Basildon Eastgate Centre

POLICE are appealing for information after a woman reported she had been raped in Basildon. A woman reported being assaulted at the bottom of the...

Cash from criminals pays for advanced DNA property protection kits in Essex

THANKS to money confiscated from criminals, Essex Police will be giving 200 farmers and agricultural businesses across the county unique DNA property marking kits...

Hare coursing incidents continue to fall across Essex

REPORTS of hare coursing in Essex have dropped by almost two-thirds in the past three years as the Essex Police Rural Engagement Team continues...

Essex Police: “Report it to the police if you have been spiked or think you might have been.”

THAT’S the message from a woman who was the victim of spiking two years ago when she was on a night out in North...

Man wanted in relation to theft of watches at Lakeside

ESSEX Police want to speak to 23-year-old Tom Nevin in connection to robberies in Chelmsford and Thurrock. At about 5.50pm on Tuesday 23 July, suspects...

Thurrock police boss: “Thurrock is a “great place to live and work”

THURROCK District Commander Chief Inspector Tony Atkin says his top policing priorities are residents’ top concerns. That means anti-social behaviour, hate crime, burglary, robbery and...

Over 11,000 illegal vapes seized from Thurrock shop

MORE than 9,000 illegal vapes were seized from a Thurrock shop last year, it has been revealed reports the Local Democracy Reporter. Michael Dineen, assistant...

North Stifford man charged over Banksy theft

TWO men have been charged after a Banksy artwork was stolen from a central London art gallery, the Met Police has said reports the...

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