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 removed from our streets and locked up for ten years
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 […]
Drug dealer caught out after attracting police attention with his suspicious driving
A drug dealer attracted police attention because of his suspicious driving, resulting in searches that uncovered drugs and a large amount of cash. Shaquille Parchment was arrested on 15 August this year after officers patrolling in South Ockendon spotted a Fiat Bravo that appeared to be trying to avoid their marked police car and […]
Miles Wilson employed Laura Webb to drive him around the Basildon area because he was a disqualified driver
A drug dealer and his driver have been jailed for supplying cocaine and heroin in south Essex.Miles Wilson employed Laura Webb to drive him around the Basildon area because he was a disqualified driver. Webb was arrested on 11 March this year when officers from Operation Raptor stopped a Ford Mondeo she was driving in […]
Officers had responded to reports that a motorbike was being driven dangerously
A male who doused eight police officers with petrol has been sentenced to three years and nine months in prison. 28-year-old Justin Jackson, from Ward Close, Basildon, was sentenced earlier this week after the horrific incident on Sunday 5th May 2019. Officers had responded to reports that a motorbike was being driven dangerously. After an […]
A teenager was taken to hospital following a collision in Hartswood Road
A second man has been charged in connection with a fatal collision in #Warley. A teenager was taken to hospital following a collision in Hartswood Road at around 2.30pm on 19 September.
A pedestrian, a 17-year-old boy from Brentwood, was injured in the collision and remains in a critical condition in hospital
A man has been charged following a collision in which a teenager suffered life threatening injuries. A Mercedes and a black Ford Kuga collided in Hartswood Road, Warley, just before 2.30pm on Saturday 19 September.
Teenager who drove a stolen car recklessly is jailed
Police say a teenager who drove a stolen car at up to 120mph while attempting to evade police has been sentenced for a spate of burglaries. Leo Munns, 19, was wanted for burglaries in Rosewood Close, Colchester, on 16 February this year and Chalks Road and Yew Close in Witham on 21 and 22 February. […]
Cyber crime operation ends with hackers jailed
Five defendants have now received a total of 13 years imprisonment between them after they hacked and disclosed intimate pictures of hundreds of victims, a spokesperson has said. A Police investigation into the computer hackers – who stole private images of women before posting them online – concluded following the sentencing of Samuel Robins, 35, […]
Man from Southend jailed for child sex offences
Police say, a man from Southend has been jailed for three years for child sex offences. Wayne Daykin, 26, of Queens Road, Southend, received three-year concurrent sentences for two counts of inciting a boy to engage in sexual activity and two 12-month concurrent sentences for assaulting a girl by touching. At Basildon Crown Court on […]
They stole private images of women before posting them online
Five defendants have now received a total of 13 years imprisonment between them after they hacked and disclosed intimate pictures of hundreds of victims. A Police investigation into the computer hackers – who stole private images of women before posting them online – concluded following the sentencing of Samuel Robins, 35, of London Road, Westcliff, […]
A teenager who drove a stolen car at up to 120mph while attempting to evade police has been sentenced for a spate of burglaries
Leo Munns, 19, was wanted for burglaries in Rosewood Close, Colchester, on 16 February this year and Chalks Road and Yew Close in Witham on 21 and 22 February. Cars were stolen from each house, including a BMW, which officers spotted in Benfleet on 26 February. Munns was driving and failed to stop, and fled […]
Sex offender jailed after images recovered
A registered sex offender has been jailed after he was found with indecent images of children, Police have said. The Management of Sexual Offenders and Violent Offenders (MOSOVO) team carried out a regular monitoring visit in March last year to ensure Francis Thomas was complying with Sex Offender Notification Requirements.
A woman is due in court charged with attempted murder after a man was stabbed five times in #Basildon
A woman is due in court charged with attempted murder after a man was stabbed five times in #Basildon. The woman, 37, has been remanded to appear at Basildon Crown Court on Monday 21 September. She previously appeared at Basildon Magistrates’ Court on Monday 24 August. It follows reports a man was stabbed following a […]
A man who knocked a civil enforcement officer unconscious and stamped on another’s head after being issued a parking ticket has been jailed
A man who knocked a civil enforcement officer unconscious and stamped on another’s head after being issued a parking ticket has been jailed. The officers had issued a ticket on a vehicle which was parked dangerously on double yellow lines outside Purfleet Primary School during the morning rush on 22 November 2018. Rodall Misuri, […]
A man who assaulted a Police officer in Southend has been jailed for two years
A man who assaulted an officer in Southend has been jailed for two years after also activating a suspended sentence he was already subject to. Danny Kelly, 60, of York Road, Southend, received six months at Basildon Crown Court on Friday 21 August for assault by beating of an emergency worker. He […]
A man who assaulted a Police officer in Southend has been jailed for two years
A man who assaulted an officer in Southend has been jailed for two years after also activating a suspended sentence he was already subject to. Danny Kelly, 60, of York Road, Southend, received six months at Basildon Crown Court on Friday 21 August for assault by beating of an emergency worker. He […]
A man who assaulted an officer with a metal pole has been jailed
A man who assaulted an officer with a metal pole has been jailed. A man identifying himself as ‘Matt Gray’ made a 999 call to our control room at around 2am on Friday 29 May but instead of reporting an emergency verbally abused the call taker.
Three men have been jailed for a total of more than 16 years
Three men have been jailed for a total of more than 16 years after officers found £90,000 pounds in cash and Class A drugs with a street value of around £100,000 during warrants in south Essex. Initially officers stopped a grey Range Rover as it as driving along the #A13 in #Basildon on 23 May.
