News 27 August to 2 September
A man who sexually assaulted a woman in Chelmsford has been jailed thanks to work by your Neighbourhood Policing Team.
Fifty-five year-old Adam Johnson was identified by an officer from Chelmsford’s NPT after the assault in Cornhill on 13 March year was caught on CCTV.
When Johnson was spotted in a shop on Broomfield Road two days later our officers attended and arrested him.
He was also arrested on suspicion of a sexual assault which took place on a bus between Chelmsford and Maldon on 7 October the previous year.
Johnson, of Baxters, Danbury, was later charged with two counts of sexual assault and admitted the charges at Chelmsford Crown Court on 11 July.
At the same court on Tuesday (26 August) he was jailed for two years and given a five year sexual harm prevention order.
He has also been put on the Sex Offenders’ Register for 10 years.
 Security Bike Marking Event at Riverside Ice and Leisure
This week, the Chelmsford Neighbourhood Policing Team, in partnership with the Chelmsford Community Safety Partnership and Active Citizen (Volunteer), hosted a successful bike marking event at Riverside Ice and Leisure.
This initiative aimed to help residents protect their bikes from theft by offering free security marking and crime prevention advice. Officers engaged with cyclists of all ages, raising awareness about bike safety and the importance of registering bikes with the national database.
- Over 40 bikes were marked
- Dozens of residents engaged
- Strong community support
A huge thank you to everyone who attended and supported the event. Together we’re making Chelmsford safer!
“Essex Police and the court dealt with my case with professionalism and care, ensuring every detail was heard and fully presented to the jury.
“From the very beginning, I felt my experience was taken seriously and the process was handled with the gravity it deserved.”
Those are the words of a survivor of non-recent sexual offending, after she came forward to report the abuse she suffered when she was a child.
The woman, who is entitled to life-long anonymity, says reaching the conclusion of her case has brought her “a sense of justice and recognition”.
She said:
“It has shown me that these crimes are treated with the seriousness they deserve. It reminds me that speaking out does matter.”
The good work of officers in surrounding a stolen car at a service station led to the recovery of £50,000 of cocaine and the tracing of a wholesale drug supplier.
Two offenders engaged in the large-scale supply of cocaine now face a combined 10 years in prison.
The case began back in May 2023, with officers on patrol spotting a vehicle with cloned number plates travelling along the A12.
Several units surrounded the vehicle when it stopped in a service station at Feering, detaining the driver, 50-year-old Lee Ansell.
Two 1kg blocks of cocaine, with an estimated value of between £48,000 and £60,000, were recovered from the boot.
The car itself was seized, having found to have been stolen from an address in Bedfordshire.
Officers are investigating after an assault in Chelmsford and are carrying out enquiries in the area
We were called by our ambulance service colleagues to Duke Street, at around 5.10am on Sunday 24 August.
It was reported they were treating a man with a serious leg injury. He was taken on to hospital for further care.
Officers attended the scene and are conducting a number of urgent enquiries.
We are currently seeking two suspects. One is described as a black male, around 5ft 10ins in height, of muscular build, wearing a black sleeveless top and black durag.
The other is described as a black male of medium build, with black afro hair and wearing all dark clothing.
We need anyone who was in the area who may have seen anything, or anyone with information, to come forward to assist us.
Likewise if you have any footage from the area which could help us, please get in touch.
You can let us know by submitting a report on our website or by using our online Live Chat service which is available 24 hours-a-day, seven days-a-week.
It can be found at the bottom right of our homepage at www.essex.police.uk.
Visit https://esxpol.uk/jwDbK to find out more about our website reporting services.
Alternatively, you can call us on 101. Please cite reference 42/121985/25.
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Upcoming community police events
Monday 8 September 10.30am to 12pm Meadgate Church, The Orchards Cafe, Mascalls Way, Great Baddow CM2 7NS
Tuesday 9 September 11am to 12pm Costa Coffee, 8 High Street, Chelmsford CM1 1BE
Wednesday 10 September 10.30am to 11.30 Chelmsford Library, Chelmsford County Hall, Market Rd, Chelmsford CM1 1QH
Friday 19 September 11am to 1pm John Lewis & Partners 50 Bond St, Chelmsford CM1 1GD
Saturday 20 September 9am to 10am Chelmsford Park Run, Central Park, Chelmsford CM2 0RW
Saturday 20 September 10am to 11am
Quadrant Department Store, 220 Moulsham Street, Chelmsford CM2 0LS
Saturday 20 September 12pm to 1pm Wickes Chelmsford, 1 Baynes Pl, Waterhouse Ln, Chelmsford
CM1 2QX
Saturday 27 September 11am to 1pm Chelmsford Market, High Chelmer Shopping Centre, Bellmead, Chelmsford CM1 1LE
Saturday 27 September 3pm to 4pm Broomfield Library 180 Main Rd, Broomfield, Chelmsford CM1 7AH
Sunday 28 September 9am to 10am Chelmsford Junior Park Run, Central Park, Chelmsford CM2 0RW
 Crime prevention advice
You may have invested a great deal of time, energy and money in your business premises, but burglars make it their business to break in. Follow our advice below to make the property more secure, deterring them from targeting your premises.
Protect your business from the outside in
1. A well-maintained exterior free of rubbish and graffiti will reduce the likelihood of your business being targeted by criminals. So try to remove any graffiti. If any appears on a nearby wall or structure, call the local council who will send their specialist team.
2. Identify areas that may be vulnerable to forced entry and have them made more secure.
3. Make sure any service doors are locked and secure when not in use.
4. Make sure you have a monitored alarm and that it’s fully operational. For advice and approved suppliers of alarms and CCTV, visit the National Security Inspectorate and the Security Systems Alarms Inspection Board.
5. Make sure your CCTV is operational, provides facial recognition as well as good quality images and covers any vulnerable areas. 24-hour digital CCTV is also highly recommended. You'll find useful advice on buying surveillance equipment, from the Surveillance Camera Commissioner.
6. Make sure that wheelie bins are stored away as these can be climbed on to gain access to the building, especially via the first floor.
7. Make sure there is sufficient lighting around the premises, especially loading areas.
Be fraud smart
Find out the difference between fraud, bribery and corruption, so you can report them to the right place.
Fraud
Fraud is when someone tricks or scams you out of money or something else valuable.
Personal fraud might be someone pretending to be your bank to trick you into transferring money into their account.
Business fraud could be someone lying in company accounts to steal from people who have loaned them money.
Fraud often happens online, like ticketing scams or using a fake dating profile to con money from you.
Bribery
Bribery is giving or offering a person something to persuade them to act dishonestly or break the law for you. It is illegal to offer, give or accept a bribe.
For example, a company paying an official to award them government contracts would be bribery.
A bribe doesn't have to be money. It could be something else, like offering a promotion at work in return for a favour. Or it could be a high-value gift, like tickets to a sporting event.
Businesses have a legal duty to prevent bribery within the company.
Corruption
Corruption is when someone abuses a position of power to get money or something else valuable.
For example, a group of companies secretly agreeing to set artificially high prices would be a form of corruption called price fixing. Or an employee selling company secrets to a competitor is corruption.
Match-fixing in sport is another form of corruption where a coach or player influences the outcome of a match for financial reward.
Disagreements between people about wills, visitation rights, property boundaries, landlords and tenants are not fraud, bribery or corruption.
Also, disputes over mis-sold or faulty items or bad service are not fraud, bribery or corruption.
Find out how to get help with civil disputes.
 This is a new section which provides access to anonymised information about crime within the district over the last week. It compliments the existing crime data available for each of our Neighbourhood Policing Teams within the 'Your Area' sectionof our website.
Visit the Essex Police website for last week's crime data. Especially useful to Essex Watch and Neighbourhood Watch groups.
 I am in debt and need some advice about what will happen?
If you are in debt the most important thing is to not ignore it- the problem won't just go away. However, there are several organisations that can assist you in managing and reducing your debts. We have set out a few examples below:
Citizens Advice give free, confidential, impartial and independent advice to help you solve problems, including debt problems.
National Debtline provides free confidential advice to people with debt problems. On their website, you will find guides, budget tools and sample letters to help you get started.
Payplan is UK's largest provider of free debt solutions. They offer free debt advice and solutions, such as debt management plans. When you contact Payplan, an adviser will look at your financial situation and help you decide the best option to sort out your debts. If a repayment option is appropriate, they can help you approach your creditors with a repayment plan and distribute repayments on your behalf until the debts are repaid.
StepChange Debt Charity is a registered charity offering free, confidential advice and support to anyone who is worried about debt. Their website contains a debt remedy tool which uses a series of questions about your income and expenditure to provide a remedy tailored to your personal circumstances.
You can find a link to these websites in Related Information and they will be able to offer further support and assistance in resolving the problem.
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