A London-based crime group which tried to smuggle 69 Albanian migrants into the UK on a decrepit fishing vessel – and planned to bring in…
The crime group were involved in the smuggling attempt on 17 November last year when the 30-metre converted trawler ’Svanic’ was intercepted off the Norfolk coast. The boat – built nearly 60 years ago and with a lifeboat for just 20 people – had set sail from the Ostend area of Belgium and was heading […]
A London-based crime group which tried to smuggle 69 Albanian migrants into the UK on a decrepit fishing vessel – and planned to bring in 50 more every week – have been jailed
The crime group were involved in the smuggling attempt on 17 November last year when the 30-metre converted trawler ’Svanic’ was intercepted off the Norfolk coast. [block_2] The boat – built nearly 60 years ago and with a lifeboat for just 20 people – had set sail from the Ostend area of Belgium and was […]
Essex Police Officer suffers horrific injuries after being dragged along a road by a motorbike
An Essex Police officer will be unable to enjoy Christmas as planned with his family after being dragged along a road by a motorbike while trying to speak to its rider. [block_2] The bike was pulled over in Station Road, Takeley, near Bishop’s Stortford, Essex, at 1.55pm
Police are looking for Michelle Richardson who’s missing from Southminster
Michelle, 45, was reported missing shortly after 3.35pm today (Friday 10 December). She’s described as white, 5ft 3ins tall, with blonde hair and often wears all-black clothing. Officers worried about her and need to find her to make sure she’s ok. If you’ve seen her, are with her, or have any information about where she […]
A man has been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter after another man was found dead in Southend
Essex Police were called to reports of a man unwell inside a property in Kursaal Way, Southend, at about 12.10am on Thursday. A man in his 50s was declared dead at the scene and police appealed for information. A 48-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter and was taken into police custody. Det […]
Officers in Colchester have arrested a number of people as part of a coordinated strike against drug-driven violence in the town
This morning, officers from Essex Police Serious Violence Unit, Colchester Community Policing Team, North Disruptor Team and Operational Support Group executed ten warrants at addresses across the town which police suspected to be linked to drug dealing and associated violence. The warrants are part of an investigation which was launched as a result of a […]
A former gymnastics coach has been found guilty of a serious of child sex offences thanks to work by some of our specialist officers
David Schadek, 62, assaulted children between 2004 and 2017. The offences came to light when we one of the incidents was reported to us in January 2018. Through their investigation, officers from our Child Abuse Investigation Team identified further incidents and other victims. Schadek, of Fenno Close, Colchester, was later charged and following a trial […]
The family of a man who was stabbed to death outside his home has thanked dedicated Essex Police detectives for delivering justice as his…
James Gibbons, known as ‘Gibbo’, was stabbed four times outside his home in Iris Mews, in Laindon, on Sunday 2 May. The teenager claimed he had brought a knife to the scene to protect himself against James after an earlier confrontation, but the prosecution discredited this defence and he was found guilty of murder at […]
The family of a man who was stabbed to death outside his home has thanked dedicated Essex Police detectives for delivering justice as his teenage killer was sentenced to a minimum term of 13 years in detention
James Gibbons, known as ‘Gibbo’, was stabbed four times outside his home in Iris Mews, in Laindon, on Sunday 2 May. The teenager claimed he had brought a knife to the scene to protect himself against James after an earlier confrontation, but the prosecution discredited this defence and he was found guilty of murder at […]
A 37-year old man was arrested as part of a joint operation by the Met’s Counter Terrorism Command and the Eastern Region Special Operati…
The man was arrested at an address in the early hours of Tuesday, 30 November in the Harwich area under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984, on suspicion of the preparation or instigation of terrorist acts, contrary to section 5 of the Terrorism Act, 2006. Officers continue to search the address and the police operation […]
A 37-year old man was arrested as part of a joint operation by the Met’s Counter Terrorism Command and the Eastern Region Special Operations Unit
The man was arrested at an address in the early hours of Tuesday, 30 November in the Harwich area under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984, on suspicion of the preparation or instigation of terrorist acts, contrary to section 5 of the Terrorism Act, 2006. [block_2] Officers continue to search the address and the police […]
Officers patrolling Frinton have directed a number of people to leave under a dispersal order put in place
A twelfth man has been jailed for his role in a plot to supply cannabis on a huge scale
During a hearing at Maidstone Crown Court on Friday 19 November 2021, Drilon Dishi was sentenced to five years and 11 months’ imprisonment having previously pled guilty to conspiring to supply cannabis. He played an important role in a criminal operation which ran cultivations in Ashford, Canvey Island and Hertfordshire between August 2019 and […]
A 17-year-old boy has died after a van hit a wall after failing to stop for police
[block_2] Three other people were taken to hospital following the crash in part of Basildon just after 02:30 GMT.
Tributes have been paid to a man who died following a collision in Colchester last month
Two dead after car leaves the road on the A12 near Marks Tey
Police have confirmed that two people died following a collision on the A12 between Stanway and aMarks Tey yesterday.
A man seriously injured following an assault in Leigh-on-Sea on Sunday has, sadly, died in hospital
A teenager has been found guilty of the murder of a father who was attacked after giving food from his daughters’ birthday party to a hom…
A teenager has been convicted of murdering dad-of-four James Gibbons in an attack outside his home in Laindon. James, 34, was stabbed four times in Iris Mews at around 9.30pm on Sunday 2 May. He had been holding a birthday party for his two young daughters. Sadly, despite the best efforts of medics and our […]
