Drug dealers who perverted the course of justice after the fatal stabbing of a father-of-two have been sentenced for a total of more than…

Jay Dice, Toyn Williams and Kayley Hodgkinson appeared at Chelmsford Crown Court yesterday for sentencing after they were found guilty of perverting the course of justice following the murder of Murdoch Brown in Greenstead, Colchester. The 31-year-old was left in the street to die after being stabbed by Reece McHutcherson. McHutcherson, 20, of Pillow […]
Drug dealers who perverted the course of justice after the fatal stabbing of a father-of-two have been sentenced for a total of more than 17 years

Jay Dice, Toyn Williams and Kayley Hodgkinson appeared at Chelmsford Crown Court yesterday for sentencing after they were found guilty of perverting the course of justice following the murder of Murdoch Brown in Greenstead, Colchester. The 31-year-old was left in the street to die after being stabbed by Reece McHutcherson. McHutcherson, 20, of Pillow […]
A man who ran over a ‘kind and caring’ man following an argument in a pub has been sentenced to life imprisonment, to serve a minimum of …

A man who ran over a ‘kind and caring’ man following an argument in a pub has been sentenced to life imprisonment, to serve a minimum of 15 years, for his murder. Craig Garton hit Dean Clark with his grey Ford Transit van after they had got into an argument while drinking in The […]
A man who ran over a ‘kind and caring’ man following an argument in a pub has been sentenced to life imprisonment, to serve a minimum of 15 years, for his murder

A man who ran over a ‘kind and caring’ man following an argument in a pub has been sentenced to life imprisonment, to serve a minimum of 15 years, for his murder. Craig Garton hit Dean Clark with his grey Ford Transit van after they had got into an argument while drinking in The Blacksmith […]
A drugs runner has been jailed for murdering a father-of-two in Colchester

Reece McHutcherson stabbed Murdoch Brown five times in Colchester, leaving him to die in the street. The attack took place after Murdoch and his brother Robert arrived in the Greenstead area in the early hours of 7 May, 2019.
A man who bit and attacked two police officers, leaving one with a fractured hand, has been jailed for two-and-a-half-years

One of the police officers suffered a deep bite wound and fracture to his hand and had to have bone fragments removed from the wound, while his female colleague was left with injuries to her back and legs after she was repeatedly kicked and thrown to the ground.Following the hard work of detectives, Alfie Butler […]
A dealer who supplied Class A drugs has been sentenced to almost three years in prison after specialist officers uncovered and disrupted a London drugs line selling crack cocaine and heroin in Harlow

Madju Bari was handed a 32-month jail sentence at Chelmsford Crown Court.
A dealer who supplied Class A drugs has been sentenced to almost three years in prison after specialist officers uncovered and disrupted …

Madju Bari was handed a 32-month jail sentence at Chelmsford Crown Court. The 20-year-old, of Arabella Street, in Bermondsey, London, was part of the Bishop drug line, which was responsible for selling crack cocaine and heroin in Harlow last year. On June 17, Bari was arrested, and later interviewed by our Operation Raptor officers […]
DNA on carrier bags linked lorry drivers to £3.2 million heroin shipment

Two lorry drivers have been jailed for a combined 27 years following a National Crime Agency investigation into the seizure of 32 kilos of heroin at Harwich port. Polish nationals Stanislaw Walczak, 43 and Robert Wyzuj, 55, were stopped in their HGV at Harwich Docks after they had arrived from the Netherlands on 18 February […]
Detectives have exposed a jealous husband’s plans to kill his wife and delivered justice to her loved ones

On the call he had said Linda had threatened him with a knife and he had pushed her, causing her to fall to the floor.He also claimed he had had an ‘epileptic aura’ and could not remember what had happened.When officers got to the address and forced their way in, they found Linda slumped against […]
Two men have been jailed after illegal firearms were found in the boot of a stolen car

A Mercedes CLK was stolen from Hedingham Drive, Dagenham, in August 2018 and was found in Daniell Drive, Colchester, in October after being reported abandoned.The car, which had false number plates, was searched and inside were a .22 rifle and three sawn off shotguns. There was also ammunition for two of the weapons.
A burglar who was successfully identified by members of the public after a social media appeal by Essex Police, has been jailed for more than two years

Chelmsford Crown Court heard how the victim returned to his home in Orwell Road, Clacton, on September 7 this year to find it had been broken into. He found various items had been stolen including £600 cash he had saved for a holiday, £100 in loose change, some video games and tools. Fortunately, CCTV […]
A burglar who was successfully identified by members of the public after a social media appeal by Essex Police, has been jailed for more …

Chelmsford Crown Court heard how the victim returned to his home in Orwell Road, Clacton, on September 7 this year to find it had been broken into. He found various items had been stolen including £600 cash he had saved for a holiday, £100 in loose change, some video games and tools. Fortunately, CCTV […]
A man involved in selling drugs has been jailed for four years

Ahsan Iqbal (pictured) was arrested as part of an investigation into a drugs line selling crack cocaine and heroin in Harlow. On 2 September officers were on patrol in the Berecroft area and suspected drug dealing at one particular address. They monitored activity and saw Iqbal and his co-defendant, Edvaldo Gabriel, leaving in a […]
A man who shot a woman with an air rifle has been jailed for four-and-a-half years

Curtis Elliott carried out the attack after the victim ended their relationship on 26 July this year.He pulled up in his car next to her as she walked along Woodlands Close in Clacton and threatened to kill her, before pointing the weapon at her.He shot the terrified woman in the shoulder as she ran away. […]
Officers who protect you from some of the county’s most dangerous offenders have secured the conviction of a registered sex offender who breached an order against him

Sanjoy Rajput had been subject to a Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO) which restricted his use of devices with internet access.However, when officers from the Management of Sexual Offenders and Violent Offenders team (MOSOVO) carried out an unannounced visit to his home in Harebell Drive, Witham on 23 September they identified he had a mobile […]
Officers who protect you from some of the county’s most dangerous offenders have secured the conviction of a registered sex offender who …

Sanjoy Rajput had been subject to a Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO) which restricted his use of devices with internet access.However, when officers from the Management of Sexual Offenders and Violent Offenders team (MOSOVO) carried out an unannounced visit to his home in Harebell Drive, Witham on 23 September they identified he had a mobile […]
A robber who stole £5,000 from a building society has been jailed for eight years.

Bruce Chipunza threatened two members of staff at the Saffron Building Society branch in Culver Street West, Colchester, on 1 July 2019. Chipunza, who was armed with a screwdriver, ran off but detectives scoured CCTV footage from around the town centre. It showed him entering a hotel where he changed his clothing, then took […]