News 25 September to 1 October
 Detectorists urged to be aware of the laws surrounding historic artefacts
We want to protect our heritage and ensure people hunting for history do so legally.
Rayleigh: Five arrested over fight
We’re appealing for information following a fight in Rayleigh where five people were arrested.
 Southend: Six arrested as officers keep you safe during night out
Officers made four arrests in connection with weapons offences and two in connection with assault offences, also seizing a large knife.
OSG make another eight arrests
Officers from our Operational Support Group (OSG) made eight arrests on Saturday as they continue their work to keep you safe from harm.
 Colchester: OpenGate tech deployed to help tackle knife crime
Officers utilised the innovative OpenGate technology in Colchester yesterday, as we continue our work to tackle knife crime.
Harwich: Investigation into linked burglary and robbery
We are appealing for information following two incidents in Harwich which we believe are linked.
 Chelmsford: Three arrested and stolen car recovered
Three teenagers have been arrested and a stolen vehicle recovered after work by our Road Crime Team.
Waltham Abbey: Assault investigation
We are appealing for witnesses following a serious assault in Waltham Abbey this week.
Thurrock: Arrest in bribery investigation
Specialist officers and staff who are investigating a recent allegation of bribery in relation to a planning application in Thurrock have made an arrest.
Brentwood: Off-duty officers arrest suspected shoplifter
A man has been charged as part of an ongoing shoplifting investigation in Brentwood.
Epping: Reports of man approaching children
Officers are investigating reports of an incident involving a man approaching schoolchildren in the area of St John’s Road, Epping.
 Tackling domestic abuse together
Domestic abuse is a problem in every county and in Essex we recognise that it doesn’t exist in a vacuum. Which is why we work with a range of different services and organisations to help tackle this crime together.
Stansted: Armed robbery at service station
We are appealing for witnesses following an armed robbery in Stansted on Wednesday, 27 September.
Chelmsford: Officers respond quickly to arrest three, following theft at phone shop
Officers responded quickly to reports of a high-valued theft received at 2.20pm on Friday 22 September when it was reported that a group of up-to eight men entered the Vodafone shop, High Street, Chelmsford, causing a disturbance.
Colchester: fraud investigation after victim handed over money in elaborate fraud
On Monday 21 August, a man attended an address in Highwoods area, at around 9am, to collect money from the occupant, as part of an elaborate fraud.
Benfleet: Man pleads guilty to multiple sexual offences against children
A man has pleaded guilty to nine offences, including sexual offences against children following an investigation within our Police Online Investigation Team (POLIT).
 Westcliff: Road Crime Team arrest man on suspicion of theft of vehicle
Road Crime Team arrest a man driving a cloned vehicle as part of county-wide patrols to tackle road crime. Keen-eyed officers spotted the car in Prince Avenue on Wednesday 27 September.
 Appeal after criminal damage in Epping High Street
Can you help us identify two people we'd like to speak to after a criminal damage incident in Epping?
 Making criminals pay: How community projects benefit from confiscated cash
In the past two years, the force has seized £3.7m of cash and assets from those involved in crimes including drug dealing and fraud.
Benfleet: Man arrested for assaulting four police officers
Officers were called to reports of a disturbance at an address in Angela Mews in Benfleet at around 7:30am on Wednesday, 27 September.
Clacton: Man charged with 23 shoplifting offences
A man has been charged with 23 counts of theft from a shop as part of an ongoing investigation into a series of shoplifting offences in Clacton.
 Left to right: Mustaque Ahmed , David Glove, Jason Fuller, Andre Vella, Liam Phelan
Organised crime gang members who supplied guns and drugs are jailed for a combined 85 years
Five men responsible for supplying guns and Class A drugs across Essex, have been jailed for a combination of 85 years.
Southend: Drugs and weapons seized in targeted action against county line
On Monday 25 September, officers with Op Raptor deployed to the area of Coleman Street, Southend, following concerns over anti-social behaviour.
Rochford: Patrolling officers arrest man on suspicion of drug supply
Operational Support Group (OSG) officers on routine patrol on Friday 22 September stopped a car in The Chase, Rayleigh.
Officers arrest 29 on suspicion of shoplifting in a week
And 19 were subsequently charged with theft offences and other related matters.
 Castle Point, Rochford & Southend: Drugs gangs members jailed for total of 25 years
The six members jailed include the heads of both drugs lines.
Southend & Clacton: Dedicated officers work to get shoplifter banned from city stores
The 39-year-old Clacton man was arrested within ten minutes of police being called and has been given a criminal behaviour order.
 Jailed - Danny Middleton (left) and Kieran Tansey
Witham/Colchester: Justice secured for victims of three burglaries
Danny Middleton, 31, and Kieran Tansey, 22, were left with no choice but to admit their guilt after homes were targeted in Witham and Colchester.
Wickford: Man sentenced after unnecessarily calling 999 over 3000 times
A man has been issued with a two-year Criminal Behaviour Order and sentenced to time in prison, after repeatedly calling Essex Police’s Force Control Room.
Appeal for dash cam footage after vehicle failed to stop for officers, A12, Witham
We're appealing for witnesses or dash cam footage following two arrests after a Vauxhall Combo failed to stop for officers on the A12, near Witham, at around 12.15pm on Sunday 24 September.
 Protect your belongings
Street crime is often opportunistic
Never leave a mobile phone, wallet or purse on the table of an outdoor café, pub or restaurant – thieves can grab them from a table in seconds.
Be fraud smart
Fraudsters target people by pretending to be from your bank or from a fraud team of an account you have.
Advising you that your card has been compromised. They’ll either ask you for your PIN or for you to to key it into your phone.
You are told a courier will be coming to collect the old card and the new one is in the post.
Once they have both your card and PIN they can spend your money.
No bank or other legitimate service will ever ask you for your PIN.
It's ok to say no and contact the organisation through a route you know to be genuine.
 Join our team
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Senior Internal Communications Officer - £45,546 to £48,966
Business Services Assistant - £23,121 to £24,462
Quality of Service Officer - £23,121 to £24,463
People Development Officer - £30,783 to £32,772
Detention Officers - £26,334 to £30,424
Resolution Centre Investigators £28,299 to £32,754
Contact Handlers (full time) £27,279 - £32,754
Contact Handlers (part time) £16,103 per annum
Visit our website for full advert, job descriptions and application form.
 This week we remember
Charles Alfred Freeborn
Charles Freeborn joined Essex County Constabulary on 9 November 1912 and served at Braintree. He enlisted in Chelmsford with the 3rd Battalion Royal Fusiliers on 16 May 1915. He was killed in action in an attack at Montbrehain near Peronne on 4 October 1918, just forty days before the end of the war. Apart from his discomfort in the heat and disease ridden area of Salonika he had only seen action on two occasions during his three and a half years with the Royal Fusiliers. In the first, at Loos, he was injured and in the second he was killed.
Reginald Kitchener Ford
Reginald Ford served with Southend Borough Constabulary. He is thought to have completed some military service during the 1930s and been on the reserve list at the outbreak of the war. He died on Tuesday, 5 October 1943 while serving as Serjeant 5181732 with the 67 Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery. Reginald was aged 27.
Read more about other Essex officers on the Essex Police Memorial Trust website.
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