News 20 March to 26 March
 Calling young people aged 11 to 13 who like to play football
Essex Police have teamed up with ActiveEssex and the Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Essex to host a community 7-a-side football tournament.
The tournament will be at the home of the Essex Police College on St. Margret's Road in Chelmsford on Saturday 22 June. We'll be kicking-off registration at 8.30am.
Lunch will be provided for the players and goody bags and trophies will be up for grabs.
There will be a boys tournament and a girls tournament, with the opportunity to enter mixed gender teams too.
Entry is £25 a team and all teams must must be entered by an adult (18 years or older) who has agreed to take on the role of team manager for the tournament.
To register click below. Registration closes on 11 May 2024.
Benfleet: Man drug dealing in Benfleet arrested in Basildon
Officers from our drugs unit spotted a vehicle in Benfleet on 21 March and followed it into Basildon where they stopped it. The driver and vehicle were subjected to a search under the misuse of drugs act and found a quantity of suspected class A drugs, cash and a review of his mobile phone showed he had messages around drugs supply.
The man, 36 from Hertfordshire was arrested on suspicion of drugs supply. He has been interviewed, charged, and remanded to court.
 Two vehicles recovered within three hours after Benfleet burglary
At 0754 on 19 March we received reports of a burglary in Benfleet, whereby two vehicles were stolen, a 2021 BMW 430i and a black Mini Countryman. Three hours later both vehicles were recovered from Westcliff-on-sea by our colleagues from our Stolen Vehicle Investigations Unit. Both vehicles were found at separate locations, now recovered for forensics and further enquiries.
Canvey: Driver arrested and charged for being drunk in charge
A 39 year old from Canvey was arrested on 16 March after officers found him in charge of a motor vehicle whilst intoxicated. In custody he provided a positive breath sample of 106 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath.
He was charged and bailed to court in April.
 Benfleet: Appeal for witnesses after road traffic collision
We arrested a 19-year-old man on 18 March, after two scooters were seen in suspicious circumstances in Benfleet. The 2nd moped managed to evade Police, however it was involved in a road traffic collision shortly afterwards. Both scooters were found to be stolen and have been recovered.
We stopped one scooter and the rider was arrested for multiple offences. These include handling stolen goods, drugs possession, careless driving, driving with no licence and theft of motor vehicle. He has been charged with all but theft of motor vehicle and bailed to appear in court in April.
Were you in Kents Hill Road around 2pm? Or did you see the road traffic collision in the High Road around 2.30? If you saw either vehicles or have dash cam or CCTV footage, please contact us quoting incident 0663 – 18/03/24.
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Upcoming community police events
Thursday 28 March 11am to 1pm
Woodside Park, Thundersley, Benfleet
Wednesday 3 April 11am to 1pm
Jilly Beans Cafe, Furtherwick road, Canvey Island
Thursday 4 April 11am to 12pm
Knightswick Centre, Furtherwick Road, Canvey Island
Thursday 4 April 2pm to 3pm
Morrisons, Northwick Road, Canvey Island
Wednesday 10 April 11am to 1pm
Waterside Farm, Somnes Avenue, Canvey Island
Thursday 11 April 11am to 12pm
Morrisons, 175 London Road, Hadleigh, Benfleet
Thursday 11 April 11am to 12pm
Sainsburys, Rayleigh Weir, Stadium Way, Benfleet
Monday 22 April 10am to 11am
Hadleigh library, London Road, Hadleigh, Benfleet
Monday 22 April 2pm to 3pm
Canvey library, High Street, Canvey Island
Wednesday 24 April 11am to 1pm
Morrisons, 175 London Road, Hadleigh, Benfleet
Thursday 25 April 10am to 3pm
CAVS Community Day, Knightswick Centre, Canvey Island
Tuesday 30 April 2pm to 3pm
Great Tarpots library, High Road, Benfleet
 Keep burglars out of your property
Burglars will use a variety of ways to avoid being noticed.
They don’t want to be seen or heard by a neighbour or passer-by because they will feel exposed and identifiable.
Distraction burglars will pretend to be someone they are not, so it’s important you are aware of the common methods they will use to get you to let them into your property.
Here’s some useful advice, firstly on helping to keep burglars out by giving them no hiding place and, secondly, on how to prevent a distraction burglary.
Banking and payment card scams
Banking and payment card scams involve the fraudulent use of a victim’s card details to withdraw cash or buy goods. With cases of card fraud on the increase, it’s more important than ever to protect your card details when you’re out and about and when you're shopping online. Visit our website for further advice.
 My MOT has expired, can I drive my car to a garage for the MOT test?
If your vehicle doesn't have a current MOT certificate, you can only drive it to or from a pre-arranged MOT appointment or to or from a pre-arranged repair appointment to have defects remedied that were discovered on a previous test. You can also drive your vehicle on a road without road tax in these circumstances too but your vehicle must be insured. However, not having an MOT may have implications for the validity of your insurance - you would need to check this with your insurer.
The only way you could lawfully move a vehicle without an MOT, other than in the circumstances described above, is on a trailer or recovery vehicle so that all four wheels are off the ground.
Note that:
- If a vehicle has failed an MOT you can't drive it away from the garage if any of the defects were classed as being dangerous. Dangerous defects mean a direct and immediate risk to road safety or have a serious impact on the environment - do not drive the vehicle until they've been repaired.
- You will commit an offence if you park a vehicle without an MOT on the road.
- The law makes no mention as to how far you can go for an MOT but we would suggest the distance is kept as short as possible because even though you are exempt from having a valid MOT certificate in the circumstances described above, if you are stopped by the police you could still be prosecuted for any defective parts on your vehicle e.g. exhaust, brakes and tyres etc. If you call in at shops etc. on your way to the MOT, it may be held that you are using the vehicle for other purposes and the above exemption won't apply. The further you travel the more likelihood there is of your vehicle triggering an ANPR camera and you being stopped.
- You can get an MOT up to a month (minus a day) before it runs out and keep the same renewal date.
- You can be fined up to £1,000 for driving a vehicle without a valid MOT
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