Dispatch - Essex Police Weekly Update - Issue #39
49 arrests and £97,000 seized in drug warrants 49 people arrested, almost £100,000 in cash, 300g of Class A drugs and more than 1,100 prepared wraps of cocaine all seized by Essex Police, as part of national week of action to tackle County Lines drug gangs.
Three charged with firearm offences — www.essex.police.uk
Three men appeared at court on Saturday 19 March charged with firearms offences following series of warrants executed across the county.
Ramsey: Tribute paid to David Edmunds — www.essex.police.uk
Tributes have been paid to a “loving husband and father” who died following a collision in Ramsey on 14 February.
Clacton: Four jailed for kidnap — www.essex.police.uk
Four men have been sentenced to almost 30 years in prison after kidnapping a man and trying to get money in exchange for his safe release.
Think, spot, and speak out against child exploitation — www.essex.police.uk Think, spot, and speak out against child exploitation: that’s the message from Essex Police on National Child Exploitation Awareness Day.
Eight charged after pre-dawn drugs raids — www.essex.police.uk
Six people have been charged with conspiracy to supply cocaine and two others with being concerned in the supply of cocaine, following a series of pre-dawn raids across south Essex.
Colchester: Man sentenced for killing three men — www.essex.police.uk A man has been given a life sentence, to be served in a secure hospital, after pleading guilty to manslaughter by diminished responsibility for killing Jason and Danny Gibson and their friend Richard Booth in October 2019.
Harlow: Meet the officers responding to your emergency calls.
On an average day, around 11 emergency 999 calls are made in the Harlow district. Officers from Harlow Local Policing Team will deal with the vast majority of them – they will often be the first police officers you are likely to see at an incident.
Charges authorised in road disruption investigation — www.essex.police.uk 19 people charged in connection with disruption to road networks in Essex in September and October 2021.
Man dies in M25 collision — www.essex.police.uk
A man sadly died in a collision on the M25 on Monday 14 March.
Chief Constable welcomes first intake of 2022 — www.essex.police.uk Chief Constable Ben-Julian Harrington welcomes our new recruits as they start their adventure into policing.
Meet Harlow's newest officer PC Brandon Doust is based on Harlow’s Local Policing Team and is one of our newest officers.
Be Fraud Smart
Every year, the British public loses billions of pounds to fraudsters.
With scams ranging from the simplest confidence trick to the most sophisticated high-tech online fraud, it pays to keep up to date with the latest news and advice.
Find out more about fraud, its many types and how you can report it by visiting our website.
Secure, protect, prevent
If you can reach over and unlock your gate, so can they. Putting locks on all gates which access your garden will help make your property more secure. Make sure the locks cannot be reached from the outside.
For more advice on taking steps to secure your property, protect your things and prevent becoming a victim of crime, visit the crime prevention advice pages on our website.
Join Essex Police - Police staff vacancies
Geographic Facilities Assistant £18,501 to £19,032
Firearms Administrator £19,452 to £20,706
Firearms Research and Development Officer £21,135 to £23,406
Club Secretary - Sports Association £34,578 to £37,281
7F Project Administrator £20,196 to £23,406
Resolution Centre Investigator £21,385 to £23,406
Contact Handler £19,702 to £20,199
Call Handler £19,702 to £20,706 pro rata plus (Contract 3) unsocial hours payment and (Contract 4) unsocial hours and weekends working allowance.
Contract 1: Mon-Fri 9am-2pm (25 hours per week)
Contract 2: Mon-Fri 2pm-8pm (30 hours per week)
Contract 3: Mon-Fri 4pm-10pm (30 hours per week)
Contract 4: Sat and Sun 1pm-9pm (14.8 hours per week)
Visit our website for full details, job descriptions and links to apply online.
This week we will remember
Geoffrey served with Essex County Constabulary from 3 January, 1939 after first serving with the Grenadier Guards between 2 February 1935 and 7 December 1938.
After training at Headquarters he was stationed at Grays before he was recalled to his regiment on 4 December 1939. He died aged 26 on Wednesday, 24 March 1943 and left a widow, Eveline.
Obituaries
Richard Mason
The Chief Constable regrets to inform you of the sad death of our former colleague Richard Mason who retired as a D/Insp in 2007 and served at Chelmsford, Colchester and Crime. He passed away on the 16th December 2021 aged 69 years.
Visit our obituaries page for more information.