All news on the topic: Essex Police

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Wrongly released inmate triggered costly police operation across Essex and London forces
The manhunt for the wrongly-released sex offender at the center of the Epping asylum hotel protests cost taxpayers more than £150,000, a review has found.
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Woman, 19, who died following a dog attack in Essex has been identified by police
A teenager who died after being attacked by a dog in Essex has been named by police as Jamie-Lea Biscoe.
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Police detain 37-year-old following fatal dog attack at property in Leaden Roding
Police have arrested a 37-year-old man from the area on suspicion of being in charge of a dog dangerously out of control, causing injury resulting in death following the incident.
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Chilling final moments: Missing woman seen walking alone in dark boatyard before vanishing without a trace
A MISSING woman’s last movements have been revealed in a chilling timeline after she was seen walking in a dark boatyard before vanishing.
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Prince Andrew under fresh fire as Epstein files trigger UK police review over trafficking flights, Virginia Giuffre claims and leaked confidential data
The disgraced Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor marks his 66th birthday tomorrow - facing more heat from the police, the royals and the public as shocking new claims against the ex-prince emerged.
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Wetherspoons pub in Basildon damaged just 24 hours after reopening
A Wetherspoons pub, which underwent £2,750,000 worth of renovations, had thousands of pounds of damage inflicted on its windows just 24 hours after reopening.
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Convicted sex offender and asylum seeker mistakenly released from prison arrested in London
An asylum seeker and convicted sex offender whose crimes sparked protests outside migrant hotels across the country has been arrested after being mistakenly released from prison.
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Major fire in Clacton: residents evacuated from homes in the middle of the night
Residents of Clacton, Essex, have been evacuated, and locals have been advised to keep all windows and doors closed due to a large amount of smoke coming from a nearby building fire
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Epping protesters ‘upset for legitimate reasons’ over migrant hotel, says UK minister
Jonathan Reynolds says ‘I understand the frustrations people have’, as police brace for further unrest
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Rocks, rage and riot: anti-migrant protest turns violent outside Epping Forest hotel
Rocks and eggs were thrown at police as they tried to protect a hotel near London being used as accommodation for asylum seekers, prosecutors said Monday as a man arrested in connection with the incident appeared in court.
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Small plane erupts into fireball after take-off from Southend Airport — casualties reported
A small passenger plane crashed shortly after taking off from Southend Airport en route to the Netherlands.
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Girl, 7, killed by falling tree at Chalkwell Park shown in picture for first time
The family of seven-year-old Leonna Ruka have described her as ’the light in their lives’ in a heartbreaking tribute following her death in an accident at Chalkwell Park, Southend
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Finance manager embezzled £184,000 for luxury lifestyle and travel — sentenced to nearly six years
Anita Mirmohammadi, 31, spent four years embezzling funds from her employer to finance trips to Mexico, Turkey, and Dubai, along with luxury purchases at stores such as Harrods, Selfridges, and Mercedes Benz.
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Police shocked as man eating Chinese takeaway walks into station to confess to ’worst thing’
Mark Donovan’s confession to the police in Ilford, east London, led to the grim discovery of Elise Mason’s body by Essex Police, followed by a complex investigation.
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’Essex Boys’ killer Michael Steele to be released from prison 30 years after triple drug murders
Michael Steele, 81, is scheduled to be released from prison in a few weeks, even though he continues to assert that he is the victim of a miscarriage of justice regarding the 1995 murders of three drug dealers in Rettendon, Essex.
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M11 closed in both directions after serious crash near Stansted Airport
Reports indicate significant delays on the M11 this morning due to a serious incident near Harlow.
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Siblings killed in hit-and-run, reportedly riding an e-scooter
A man and woman were arrested on suspicion of causing death by careless driving and failing to stop at the scene after the crash in Pitsea.
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Four university students dead in Colchester car crash, vehicle left ’unrecognisable
Four students from the University of Essex died in a horror car crash in Colchester in the early hours of Saturday morning, as police urged people to keep their curtains shut.
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Two arrested after boy and girl killed in Essex hit-and-run
Two people have been arrested after a boy and a girl were killed in a crash on a residential cul-de-sac in Essex.
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Southend: Six arrested and weapons seized following seafront violence
Footage on social media appeared to show at least four people in black waving machetes near the Adventure Island theme park.
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Moment police arrest killer who dumped human remains in ponds across a county
Lee Clarke from Harlow, Essex, murdered friend Phillip Lewis before disposing of his remains in several locations across the county before they were eventually found
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Man blows kiss after jury finds him guilty of murdering and dismembering victim
Lee Clarke has been convicted of murdering Phillip Lewis who was found dismembered in several ponds around Harlow, Essex, and is due to be sentenced next week
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Footprints of 'Essex Boys gunman' identified and killers could still be at large
Jack Whomes and Michael Steele were jailed for life for blasting three drug dealers with a shotgun in their Range Rover 29 years ago - now an ex-cop found a footprint in the snow that was previously missed
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Disgraced cop took pictures of mum's dead body and shared them with ex-partner
Disgraced officer Russell Hinkins resigned from the force after his vile actions came to light. He took pictures of a mum who took her own life and shared them with his partner
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Laughing gas dealer jailed in UK first after landmark change in the law
Thomas Salton was found with £38,000 in cash, ketamine and nitrous oxide canisters when he was pulled over in Basildon, Essex for no car insurance