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Essex Police Chief Constable Ben-Julian Harrington announces retirement

TODAY, the Chief Constable Ben-Julian Harrington has announced that he will be retiring from Essex Police. The announcement brings to end a proud 36-year career...

Misconduct hearing: Former officer would have been dismissed: 

A FORMER Essex Police officer was found to have committed gross misconduct at a Misconduct Hearing held by Essex Police on Wednesday 29 April. The...

Overloaded vehicle stopped after leaving car boot sale

OFFICERS have issued an important reminder about vehicle safety and the dangers of overloaded vehicles after stopping a car that was heavily laden while...

Officers work with farmers and community to target hare coursing and rural crime

ESSEX Police officers are working closely with farmers, landowners and partner agencies after a rise in hare coursing and related crime across the Uttlesford...

Grays: Appeal following collision on London Road

ESSEX Police are appealing for any witnesses, CCTV or dashcam footage following a collision with left two children injured. It was reported a car and...

Pastor sacked from police over online comments

A POLICE officer found to have committed gross misconduct was dismissed without notice. Police Constable Daniel Stanley was alleged to have breached standards of policing...

Essex Police claim record fall in serious knife crime

THE head of the Serious Violence Unit is speaking as the number of serious violence incidents involving knives has fallen by more than 15%...

How response policing is helping to tackle domestic abuse

THEIR force lead for domestic abuse, Superintendent Dan Morrissey, has praised the work of our local teams as National Response Policing Week highlights their...

Knife killings down by 21%, figures show

KILLINGS involving a knife or sharp instrument fell by 21% last year, according to figures from police forces in England and Wales reports the...

Shoplifter jailed and banned from Grays town centre

A MAN arrested after handing himself in at Grays Police Station has been jailed for 16 weeks and banned from Grays town centre for...

Cause of death revealed for convicted robber

AN inmate died in prison from natural causes, after being jailed for a minimum of seven years for robbery, an independent report has found....

Residents invited to shape Basildon’s approach to tackling anti-social behaviour

BASILDON Council is inviting residents to share their experiences of anti-social behaviour (ASB) and help shape an updated policy aimed at building safer, stronger...

Appeal for witnesses after burglary at Classic Hair in Tilbury

ESSEX Police are appealing for witnesses, information and dashcam footage following a burglary at a business in Tilbury. It was reported a suspect with an...

Man charged with thefts from Robert Dyas in Lakeside

A 34-year-old has been charged with the theft of hundreds of pounds of clothing and cleaning products from stores in Lakeside shopping centre and...

Teenager charged with knife offences after incident in Blackshots

A 16-year-old boy has been charged with a series of offences as part of our response to an incident in Grays on Wednesday 8...

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