Ninety-two more officers including 23 police dog handlers will undergo training to use the devices, with a further 41 due to follow after a review. Chief Constable Stephen Kavanagh said: "A small but determined number of criminals and gangs are intent on bringing violence and fear...
Saffron Walden police station has been placed on the market for sale as part of the existing plan shared by Essex Police and the Police and Crime Commissioner to reduce the size of the estate. Officers from the Local and Community Policing Teams and Special Constables...
Road policing officers are reminding drivers to make sure their MOT is valid after more than 30 drivers were fined during a road safety operation in Thurrock yesterday (Tuesday, November 15, 2016). Thirty-four people were found to be driving vehicles without valid MOTs during the Surround...
A split-second lapse in concentration is all it takes – that’s the message from our road policing officers as they take part in a national mobile phone enforcement campaign this week. Officers across Essex will be clamping down on mobile phone use behind the wheel between...
Drivers caught using their mobile phone behind the wheel in Essex will no longer be offered educational courses instead of penalty points. As of today drivers detected committing the offence for the first time will automatically receive three penalty points on their driving licence and a...
A man wanted on recall to prison has been arrested and charged with a number of offences following a road safety operation in Southend on Tuesday, November 8. Officers from the Casualty Reduction Unit worked with colleagues from the Safer Essex Roads Partnership and Southend Borough...
A suspected drug driver was arrested and four vehicles seized during a road policing operation in Chelmsford last week. Officers from the Casualty Reduction Unit worked with colleagues from the Safer Essex Roads Partnership on Wednesday, November 2 to run a Surround a Town Operation designed...
Beginning Monday, November 7 Essex Police will be deploying specialist assets at Stansted airport as part of Project Servator. Project Servator will see highly-visible yet unpredictable police deployments designed to deter, disrupt and detect criminal activity – from shoplifting and pickpocketing to more serious crime including...
Two people were arrested, drugs and cash seized during proactive patrols by the Operation Raptor West team yesterday. Officers from the team, supported by Special Constables, carried out high-visibility patrols in Harlow and used intelligence-led stop and search powers to target offenders believed to be connected...
Drugs with an estimated street value of more than £2 million have been taken off the streets of Essex since the launch of Operation Raptor. Over the last two and a half years, Operation Raptor teams have been created around the county to disrupt and dismantle...
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