A senior police officer has spoken out, demanding higher pay for officers who are struggling to feed their children

‘You can’t taser the gas bill or handcuff the family food shop,’ says the chief constable, as officers struggle to feed their children.Police chiefs say officers can’t afford to continue working without fair pay for much longer.According to Federation data, police pay has fallen by 17% since 2000.Many officers are requesting permission to work second […]
A senior police officer has spoken out, demanding higher pay for officers who are struggling to feed their children

‘You can’t taser the gas bill or handcuff the family food shop,’ says the chief constable, as officers struggle to feed their children.Police chiefs say officers can’t afford to continue working without fair pay for much longer.According to Federation data, police pay has fallen by 17% since 2000.Many officers are requesting permission to work second […]
A senior police officer has spoken out, demanding higher pay for officers who are struggling to feed their children – (ID 555330)

‘You can’t taser the gas bill or handcuff the family food shop,’ says the chief constable, as officers struggle to feed their children.Police chiefs say officers can’t afford to continue working without fair pay for much longer.According to Federation data, police pay has fallen by 17% since 2000.Many officers are requesting permission to work second […]
Basildon Man jailed for multiple sexual offences against a child

Emlyn Hann, 31 of Goldings Crescent, Basildon appeared at Basildon Crown Court on Thursday, 16 March where he was sentenced to four years in prison and issued with a Sexual Harm Prevention Order after pleading guilty of multiple sexual offences against a child. Essex Police were approached by a brave victim in October 2020, […]
Police are appealing for witnesses and footage to an incident in which a woman was bitten by a dog

Just after midnight on Wednesday 8 March a car was forced to stop in Ongar Road, Chigwell, after the occupants came across a dog in the road. After the woman passenger, 50s, got out of the car, she was bitten by the dog and sustained serious wounds to her arm and leg.
Can you help Police find Wesley Kerins who’s missing from Sawbridgeworth since Wednesday 15 March?

Wesley, who’s 45, is described as white, 5ft 11ins tall and of slim build. Wesley may still be in the area and we’re carrying out enquiries to try and find him.
Seven men were arrested after the latest operation targeting criminal activity along Essex’s borders with London and Hertfordshire

Operation Claymore is Essex Police-led but also involves officers from the Metropolitan and Hertfordshire police forces. The cross-force team track down vehicles believed to be involved in crime using hits from automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) cameras, with a particular focus on areas in and around Harlow and Epping Forest.
Seven men were arrested after the latest operation targeting criminal activity along Essex’s borders with London and Hertfordshire

Operation Claymore is Essex Police-led but also involves officers from the Metropolitan and Hertfordshire police forces. The cross-force team track down vehicles believed to be involved in crime using hits from automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) cameras, with a particular focus on areas in and around Harlow and Epping Forest.
Seven men were arrested after the latest operation targeting criminal activity along Essex’s borders with London and Hertfordshire – (ID …

Operation Claymore is Essex Police-led but also involves officers from the Metropolitan and Hertfordshire police forces. The cross-force team track down vehicles believed to be involved in crime using hits from automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) cameras, with a particular focus on areas in and around Harlow and Epping Forest. They were supported by specialists […]
Officers who executed a drug warrant in Clacton, have arrested three men on suspicion of producing cannabis

Acting upon information received, officers from our Operational Support Group and Local Policing Team secured a warrant under Section 23 of the Misuse of Drugs Act which was carried out around 5pm on Saturday 11 March. When officers attended the Priory Road address, they found around 100 cannabis plants occupying four rooms and mattresses on […]
Officers investigating a serious collision in Purfleet are appealing for witnesses and dash cam footage

Officers were called to Jarrah Cottages, London Road, shortly before 3.25pm on Friday 10 March following reports of a serious collision in which an artic lorry left the road and was in collision with several properties. The road was closed whilst police and colleagues from ambulance and fire emergency services dealt.
Officers have been praised for their quick actions after they saved the life of a man who had been involved in a collision in Clacton

Two officers from our Op Grip team were carrying out ‘hotspot’ policing patrols when they came across the one-vehicle collision, in Marine Parade West, shortly after 9.50pm last night, Thursday 9 March. Once on scene, it was clear a man aged in his 80s had been seriously injured.
A man has been charged with the production of cannabis following a raid on a house in Grays

Officers from the Grays Town Centre Team and our Operational Support Group executed a warrant in Argent Street yesterday, Thursday 9 March. Officers seized 170 cannabis plants from the property.
A man who killed a young woman when he drove the wrong way along the A13 in Dagenham has been jailed for 14 years

Ashley Loveday, 39, of Avondale Road, E16, was sentenced at the Old Bailey on Thursday, 9 March. He previously pleaded guilty to causing death by dangerous driving, causing serious injury by dangerous driving and aggravated vehicle taking at a hearing at the same court on Wednesday, 25 January.
A man who killed a young woman when he drove the wrong way along the A13 in Dagenham has been jailed for 14 years – (ID 553778)

Ashley Loveday, 39, of Avondale Road, E16, was sentenced at the Old Bailey on Thursday, 9 March. He previously pleaded guilty to causing death by dangerous driving, causing serious injury by dangerous driving and aggravated vehicle taking at a hearing at the same court on Wednesday, 25 January. The collision happened at around 02:35hrs on […]
A man who killed a young woman when he drove the wrong way along the A13 in Dagenham has been jailed for 14 years

Ashley Loveday, 39, of Avondale Road, E16, was sentenced at the Old Bailey on Thursday, 9 March. He previously pleaded guilty to causing death by dangerous driving, causing serious injury by dangerous driving and aggravated vehicle taking at a hearing at the same court on Wednesday, 25 January.
A woman has received a conditional caution following her arrest, after repeatedly calling Essex Police

The 51-year-old woman from Tilbury called 999, 165 times within a 3-month period with none of these calls requiring a response from police. During these calls, our handlers were also subjected to verbal abuse. She was arrested yesterday on suspicion of sending a false message by public electronic network to cause annoyance and sending communications […]
A conduct panel has found an Essex Police Officer has not committed gross misconduct

PC Abigail Palmer was accused of having been dishonest when recording her working hours, claiming to have worked from home but not carrying out any work. A hearing, led by Independent Legally Qualified Chair Stephen Gowland began at Chelmsford Civic Centre on Wednesday, 8 February and concluded on Monday, 13 February.