A man, who returned to the scene after murdering a father of two has been sentenced to life in prison
Marek Hecko, 26 of Rookes Crescent, Chelmsford was found guilty of murder at Chelmsford Crown Court on 13 March. He appeared today, where he was sentenced to life in prison, with a minimum of 26 years. The murder investigation was launched by Essex and Kent Serious Crime Directorate on Monday, 25 July last year, after […]
The work of specialist anti-drug teams in Essex and in the Metropolitan Police Service has led to the conviction of a drug dealer who for…
Xavion Benson ran the Peter and Zak drug lines, which were operating between London and Clacton between November 2021 and March 2022. It was supplying Class A drugs to users in the Clacton area. His conviction, under the Modern Slavery Act, is the first of its kind in Essex. In January 2022, he trafficked a […]
The work of specialist anti-drug teams in Essex and in the Metropolitan Police Service has led to the conviction of a drug dealer who forced a young boy to act as a runner
Xavion Benson ran the Peter and Zak drug lines, which were operating between London and Clacton between November 2021 and March 2022. It was supplying Class A drugs to users in the Clacton area. His conviction, under the Modern Slavery Act, is the first of its kind in Essex.
The work of specialist anti-drug teams in Essex and in the Metropolitan Police Service has led to the conviction of a drug dealer who forced a young boy to act as a runner
Xavion Benson ran the Peter and Zak drug lines, which were operating between London and Clacton between November 2021 and March 2022. It was supplying Class A drugs to users in the Clacton area. His conviction, under the Modern Slavery Act, is the first of its kind in Essex.
A man has been found guilty of the murder of Adrian Ellingford
Marek Hecko, 26 of Rookes Crescent, Chelmsford appeared at Chelmsford Crown Court today (13 March) where he was found guilty of murder. The victim, 44-year-old Adrian Ellingford was seriously assaulted in the early hours of Monday, 25 July. He sadly died as a result of multiple stab wounds.
A man has been convicted of attempting to murder a member of security staff outside a venue in #Braintree.
Geoffrey Ryan had been drinking in The Lounge, in Market Square, on 9 September 2022 before the incident took place. The 53-year-old arrived at the venue at about 4pm and initially seemed content. However, as his drinking continued, he began to cause issues with other customers. At about 9pm, two members of security staff arrived […]
A man has been convicted of attempting to murder a member of security staff outside a venue in #Braintree.
Geoffrey Ryan had been drinking in The Lounge, in Market Square, on 9 September 2022 before the incident took place. The 53-year-old arrived at the venue at about 4pm and initially seemed content.
A man who carried out an unprovoked attack on a stranger in Chelmsford has been jailed
The victim, a man in his 50s, had been walking up Duke Street towards Rainsford Road to meet his wife at around 9.50pm on 15 November last year when he walked past a group of people outside Home Foods. One of the group, 38 year-old Darryl Bright, attacked the victim from behind, punching him to […]
An organised crime boss who has been on the run for five years has been arrested in Thailand
Richard Wakeling, 55, of Brentwood, Essex, fled the country in January 2018 on the eve of a 12-week trial. He was convicted in his absence of trying to import £8m worth of amphetamine suspended in liquid in 2016 and jailed for 11 years in April 2018 at Chelmsford Crown Court.
An organised crime boss who has been on the run for five years has been arrested in Thailand
Richard Wakeling, 55, of Brentwood, Essex, fled the country in January 2018 on the eve of a 12-week trial. He was convicted in his absence of trying to import £8m worth of amphetamine suspended in liquid in 2016 and jailed for 11 years in April 2018 at Chelmsford Crown Court.
An organised crime boss who has been on the run for five years has been arrested in Thailand – (ID 552138)
Richard Wakeling, 55, of Brentwood, Essex, fled the country in January 2018 on the eve of a 12-week trial. He was convicted in his absence of trying to import £8m worth of amphetamine suspended in liquid in 2016 and jailed for 11 years in April 2018 at Chelmsford Crown Court. Wakeling, who has a prosthetic […]
A man convicted of attempting to kill his ex-partner has been jailed for 27 years following work by specialist domestic abuse officers
Following a trial at Chelmsford Crown Court, David Richards, 42, of no fixed abode, was found guilty of attempted murder on November 15. It was the result of an investigation by Essex Police’s Domestic Abuse Investigation Team (DAIT), with assistance from the Domestic Abuse Problem Solving Team (DAPST) and the charity Next Chapter, which helps […]
A man convicted of sexually abusing three children has been jailed for more than 30 years
Graham Carson, 68, assaulted the children between 2011 and 2014, telling one of them ‘wish you were 16’ while telling another it would be ‘their secret’. The offences came to light when they were reported to us in August 2020 and the victims have been supported by specialist officers. One of the children told officers […]
Man sentenced to 19 years for historic abuse
Gary Staines, 66, of Marks Hall Lane in Margaret Roding appeared at Chelmsford Crown Court on 1 December where he was sentenced to 19 years in prison for indecent offences which took place in the 90s, over a nine-year period. The victim in this investigation bravely came to Essex Police in June 2020 to report […]
A former Metropolitan Police officer who was convicted of attempted voyeurism would have been dismissed without notice if he was still serving
A misconduct hearing on Wednesday, 16 November heard ex-PC Andrew Adams, who was attached to the Met’s Specialist Crime Command, was found guilty on Wednesday, 21 September after a trial at Chelmsford Crown Court. He was sentenced to pay £3,500 prosecution costs, £750 compensation and 150 hours unpaid work in the community to be completed […]
A former Metropolitan Police officer who was convicted of attempted voyeurism would have been dismissed without notice if he was still se…
A misconduct hearing on Wednesday, 16 November heard ex-PC Andrew Adams, who was attached to the Met’s Specialist Crime Command, was found guilty on Wednesday, 21 September after a trial at Chelmsford Crown Court. He was sentenced to pay £3,500 prosecution costs, £750 compensation and 150 hours unpaid work in the community to be completed […]
Two men who conspired to steal agricultural global positioning systems and other technical equipment have been sentenced to a total of of six years and 10 months in jail
Aidas Cesna, 28, and Gintaras Jankauskas, 30, both admitted conspiring to steal equipment valued at approximately £380,000 from agricultural vehicles at 13 farms and estates across Essex between 28 September and 27 October 2021. And today, Tuesday 15 November, Jankauskas was sentenced at Chelmsford Crown Court to three years and 10 months in prison. The […]
Two men who conspired to steal agricultural global positioning systems and other technical equipment have been sentenced to a total of of six years and 10 months in jail
Aidas Cesna, 28, and Gintaras Jankauskas, 30, both admitted conspiring to steal equipment valued at approximately £380,000 from agricultural vehicles at 13 farms and estates across Essex between 28 September and 27 October 2021. And today, Tuesday 15 November, Jankauskas was sentenced at Chelmsford Crown Court to three years and 10 months in prison. The […]
