Three people have convicted of the murder of a man who was found stabbed in Southend earlier this year
Lee Chapman, 26, was found injured in Cromer Road at around 11.50pm on Friday 6 March.He was taken to hospital, but, sadly died from his injuries.A forensic post-mortem examination found he had sustained multiple stab wounds including one which punctured his heart and another which punctured his lung.A witness told officers they had seen a […]
A drug dealer has been jailed after being caught during an investigation into a drugs line in south Essex
Officers carried out a search warrant at Stephen Reynolds’ home in Mapledene Avenue, Hullbridge, on 17 September this year.They found a mobile phone which showed the 30-year-old was supplying crack cocaine and heroin on a daily basis as part of the ‘Frank’ drugs line.They also seized knives and an extendable baton.
A drug dealer has been jailed after drugs and more than £20,000 in cash were seized
Eddie James was arrested after officers spotted him making a suspected drug deal in his car in Redgrave Road, Basildon, on 20 October this year. They searched him under the Misuse of Drugs Act and found £510 in his pocket. While he was in custody, his mobile phone was continually ringing and receiving text […]
A man who dragged an officer along the ground with his car and punched another in the head has been jailed for four years and three months.
Two officers were on patrol when they carried out a routine check on a Vauxhall Corsa parked on a grass verge in Merlin Close, Chafford Hundred, on 14 January this year. They spoke to the driver, Dayne Cooper, and found the car had no insurance or registered keeper. They also noticed two half snooker […]
A man who dragged an officer along the ground with his car and punched another in the head has been jailed for four years and three months
Two officers were on patrol when they carried out a routine check on a Vauxhall Corsa parked on a grass verge in Merlin Close, Chafford Hundred, on 14 January this year. They spoke to the driver, Dayne Cooper, and found the car had no insurance or registered keeper. They also noticed two half snooker […]
A man has been charged as part of an investigation into allegations of sexual communications with a child
Karl Henry, 33, of Great Ranton, Pitsea was arrested on Tuesday 18 November following a call to us by a third partyFollowing work from Basildon CID and our Management of Sexual Offenders and Violent Offenders team (MOSOVO), he has been charged with attempting to cause a child to watch or look at an image of […]
Man charged following fire in Civic Square in Tilbury
A man has been charged in connection with a fire at a block of flats in Civic Square, Tilbury, on 19 November.Residents were evacuated from the building after a fire was started in a communal hallway.Wesley Thomas, 31, of Civic Square, Tilbury, was charged with arson with intent to endanger life and two counts of […]
Former teacher from York who indecently assaulted four children has been jailed for four years
Gabriel Uttley, 62, was convicted of seven offences of indecent assault yesterday, Friday 13 November, following a trial at Basildon Crown Court, which started on 9 November.Uttley assaulted the three boys and one girl in Wickford and the Rawreth area during a six-year period.The offences came to light when police were contacted in January 2017.Following […]
Former teacher from York who indecently assaulted four children has been jailed for four years
Gabriel Uttley, 62, was convicted of seven offences of indecent assault yesterday, Friday 13 November, following a trial at Basildon Crown Court, which started on 9 November.Uttley assaulted the three boys and one girl in Wickford and the Rawreth area during a six-year period.The offences came to light when police were contacted in January 2017.Following […]
A man has admitted causing a fatal collision in Leigh-on-Sea
A pedestrian and a motorbike were in collision in London Road at around 4.50pm on 2 April 2019.The pedestrian, a woman in her 90s, was treated by paramedics but, sadly, died at the scene.The rider of the motorbike was arrested.James Williams, 24, of Croft Mead, Chichester appeared at Basildon Crown Court on Monday 9 November […]
The bravery of a boy who hit his mum’s attacker with a vacuum cleaner pipe and saved her life has been recognised.
Assistant Chief Constable Rachel Nolan presented a special certificate to Leon, 11, to acknowledge his courage. She told him: “Really well done. It would have been really easy to have thought ‘this is really scary’ and just left the room. I think there are many children older than you who wouldn’t have dealt as well […]
A man who subjected two women to serious sexual assaults in the space of four days has been jailed for 11 years
James Frost attacked a woman he had just met at his home address in Kursaal Way, Southend in the early hours of 27 March this year.The woman was eventually able to fight him off and escape from the address.Then, on 30 March, Frost forced his way into an address in Southend and sexually assaulted the […]
A touching tribute for taxi driver Norman Bullock
A man who died following a road traffic collision in Orsett earlier this month has been described as a “kind and loving man” who had a “wicked sense of humour”.Sixty-five year-old taxi driver Norman Bullock from Grays died after a collision between his red Peugeot 308 and a black BMW X5 on the A128 Brentwood […]
Bag snatcher gets jail
A bag snatcher has been jailed for four years. Callous Daryl Munro targeted seven women in Basildon, Pitsea and Laindon, between 7 August and 19 August.
A man who assaulted two police officers as they tried to arrest him for an outstanding warrant has been jailed for three years
Sam Langley had gone to Southend Police Station on 12 August 2019 as part of his parole conditions. He was told he had an outstanding warrant issued against him. When two officers went to the station’s front counter to arrest Langley, he tried to walk past and leave. One of the officers attempted to restrain […]
This is a great result and it should send a message to all would be drug dealers
Officers approached a stationary car in Cedar Road, Canvey Island on Tuesday 30 June when they saw its body work was in bad condition.They spoke to the driver and carried out checks to make sure it was roadworthy. While speaking to the driver, 22 year-old Gentian Peka, they asked him why he was parked up […]
Officers executed seven warrants as part of an investigation into the sale of drugs in Essex
A man from Kent is due in court next month charged in connection with a series of warrants that were carried out in south and west Essex and London.Stephen Hart, 53, of Thornden Wood Road, Herne Bay, was arrested one of nine people arrested on Wednesday (7 October) morning in Romford.Officers executed seven warrants as […]
A violent criminal, who forced his way into the home of an elderly woman, bound and gagged her and stole money and bank cards, has been r…
Dennis Passingham, 46, of no fixed abode has been jailed for ten years and will spend another five years on an extended licence after he pleaded guilty and was sentenced at Basildon Crown Court.The court heard how the victim, a woman in her 60s, was at her home in Langdon Hills, Basildon at 9pm on […]
