Dartford Crossing bridge climbers Morgan Trowland, 39, and Marcus Decker, 33, remanded to prison to await trial

Today, two men accused of scaling a bridge as part of a Just Stop Oil protest that caused widespread disruption to the Dartford Crossing for two days appeared in court. Morgan Trowland, 39, and Marcus Decker, 33, have been remanded in custody after pleading not guilty to committing public nuisance in the alleged stunt at […]
A man considered a “dangerous sexual risk” has been jailed

Jason Sweeney, 25 of Chelmsford Avenue, Southend has been sentenced to four years and three months in prison, after demonstrating multiple instances of predatory behaviour and repeatedly breaching a court order placed on him that was secured by Essex Police MOSOVO (Management of Sexual Offenders and Violent Offenders). Sweeney first came to the attention of […]
Officers discovered 22 cannabis plants in an outdoor building during a search of Golding’s address

Last year, at 12:50 p.m. on Thursday, September 23, officers from the Operational Support Group stopped Denis Truma on the A1013 Stanford Road heading towards Grays. Officers then stopped Robert Golding in a nearby pub parking lot.
A man who admitted the attempted murder of a child in Brentwood has been jailed for 23 years

Zach Hughes, 27 of Brentwood Road in Romford, was jailed for 36 years for attempted murder when he appeared at Basildon Crown Court on Friday. Last year, on Monday 12 July, Hughes met up with his victims and another person before they travelled together to Brentwood. As the car was being parked in Brook […]
Four men who violently robbed and assaulted a group of friends at a house in Brentwood have been jailed for a total of 38 years

Tributes have been paid to a man who died following an assault at the Lakeside shopping centre as two people are charged in connection with his murder

Tributes have been paid to a man who died following an assault at the Lakeside shopping centre as two people are charged in connection with his murder. Michael Ugwa, 29, from Rainham, was assaulted within the food court at the centre shortly before 4.30pm last Thursday (28 April).
Tributes have been paid to a man who died following an assault at the Lakeside shopping centre as two people are charged in connection wi…

Tributes have been paid to a man who died following an assault at the Lakeside shopping centre as two people are charged in connection with his murder. Michael Ugwa, 29, from Rainham, was assaulted within the food court at the centre shortly before 4.30pm last Thursday (28 April). Sadly, despite the best efforts […]
Tributes have been paid to a man who died following an assault at the Lakeside shopping centre as two people are charged in connection with his murder

Tributes have been paid to a man who died following an assault at the Lakeside shopping centre as two people are charged in connection with his murder. Michael Ugwa, 29, from Rainham, was assaulted within the food court at the centre shortly before 4.30pm last Thursday (28 April).
Two men have been jailed for a total of more than 16 years for their part in a shooting in Wickford, thanks to dedicated work by detectiv…

Thomas Connors, 24, of Merlin Crescent, Edgware, Middlesex, was jailed for a total of nine years and six months and Thomas Saunders, of Arterial Road, Rayleigh, was jailed for a total of seven years when they appeared for sentencing at Basildon Crown Court on 31 March. On 9 September 2020, the victim had been […]
Two men have been jailed for a total of more than 16 years for their part in a shooting in Wickford, thanks to dedicated work by detectives

Thomas Connors, 24, of Merlin Crescent, Edgware, Middlesex, was jailed for a total of nine years and six months and Thomas Saunders, of Arterial Road, Rayleigh, was jailed for a total of seven years when they appeared for sentencing at Basildon Crown Court on 31 March.
Two men have been jailed for a total of more than 16 years for their part in a shooting in Wickford, thanks to dedicated work by detectives

Thomas Connors, 24, of Merlin Crescent, Edgware, Middlesex, was jailed for a total of nine years and six months and Thomas Saunders, of Arterial Road, Rayleigh, was jailed for a total of seven years when they appeared for sentencing at Basildon Crown Court on 31 March.
Three men jailed for total of 57 years for brutal attack

Work by specialist detectives has seen three men jailed for a total of 57 years for a brutal attack where a man was chased, hit by a car, and attacked with machetes. The victim, who is in his 20s, had been driving towards Arisdale Close, South Ockendon, at around 12.35am on 1 July 2020 when […]
A man who drove his car at a group of people at Festival Leisure Park, in Basildon, has been jailed for five years after fleeing the scen…

Shaquille Mathurin had been on a night out at Unit 7 in the early hours of Sunday 3 October. After leaving the venue, he was part of a group that became involved in an argument with another group. The argument then becomes physical, and Mathurin is seen to run away from the scene. Shortly after, […]
A man who drove his car at a group of people at Festival Leisure Park, in Basildon, has been jailed for five years after fleeing the scene and failing to hide from Police Dog McCoy

Shaquille Mathurin had been on a night out at Unit 7 in the early hours of Sunday 3 October. After leaving the venue, he was part of a group that became involved in an argument with another group.
Police officers attended Appletree Way, Wickford, following information that a drugs line was operating from a property there

When they arrived on the morning of 14 September 2021, they detained Darren Lewis at the doorway.
A man who stabbed two other men outside a nightclub in Basildon has been jailed for more than three years as a result of quick work by of…

Wagner Silva had been at Unit 7 nightclub at Festival Leisure Park when a disturbance broke out at about 4am on Saturday 2 October. Silva was in a group of about 15 people when a fight broke out within that group. The 20-year-old then seen to pause and consider what is happening in front of […]
A man who stabbed two other men outside a nightclub in Basildon has been jailed for more than three years as a result of quick work by officers

Wagner Silva had been at Unit 7 nightclub at Festival Leisure Park when a disturbance broke out at about 4am on Saturday 2 October. Silva was in a group of about 15 people when a fight broke out within that group. The 20-year-old then seen to pause and consider what is happening in front of […]
A man has been charged with firearm offences as part of an investigation in the south of the county

It follows the proactive stop of a vehicle and several seizures executed in Canvey and Benfleet over the weekend (from Friday 22 October). Officers and detectives from Castle Point’s Operation Falcon team, a team of officers dedicated to tackling crime across the district, Castle Point CID and our Kent and Essex Serious Crime Directorate are […]