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March 12, 2015, 10:33 am

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A crafty robber posed as a car buyer to steal a vehicle whilst on a test drive. The victim, from Saffron Walden, had advertised his black Nissan Navara for sale and the robber came to view the car. The owner then drove the suspect to Rickling Green, Saffron Walden, at about 2.15pm on Monday, March 2 and stopped at Thistley Crescent. The robber got out of the passenger seat, went round to the driver's side and as the driver got out of his seat, grabbed the keys from his hand. He pulled the...

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March 13, 2015, 4:35 am

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The road where an 8-year-old schoolgirl was hit by a car in Latchingdon this morning (March 13) has been branded "awful" by concerned parents.The girl has been airlifted to Royal London Hospital with numerous injuries, not thought to be life-threatening, after being struck by a silver Daihatsu Materia on Steeple Road, near the junction with Lawlinge Road junction at about 8.45am.Michelle St Martin, who lives on Lawlinge Road, witnessed the aftermath of the incident.She said: "When...

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March 13, 2015, 6:42 am

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Police were called to break up a brawl and a "hell of a pandemonium" which spilled onto the streets during a restaurant's opening weekend.Officers were called to the Bridge Street Lounge & Grill, formerly the Blue Bridge, in Writtle at about 11pm on Saturday (March 7) following reports of a disturbance.One man in his 20s was taken by ambulance to hospital with a minor facial injury.Writtle Parish Council vice-chairman and school governor Ralph Bray, of Lodge Road, said: "As I...

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March 13, 2015, 8:52 am

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Two patients have been taken to Broomfield Hospital after a car crash on the A414 near Woodham Mortimer.Two ambulance crews and a rapid response vehicle were called to the incident near Limebrook Way.A woman in her 50s, with head injuries and a child, suffering from a neck injury, have been taken to hospital for further treatment but neither are thought to be in a life-threatening condition.Three further people were assessed at the scene.More to follow

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March 13, 2015, 11:08 am

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A man has been arrested crashing a car into a security barrier outside Stansted Airport.The incident happened just after 4.30pm on Friday, March 13, when a green Ford Fiesta was driven into the security barrier outside Enterprise House in Thremhall Avenue. The man got out of the car and was arrested on suspicion of public order offences by police officers. The 21-year-old from Enfield is currently in custody at the police station at the airport.The area has been evacuated as a precaution whilst...

Robber throws brick through petrol station door and punches...

March 16, 2015, 6:14 am

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A hooded robber tried threw a brick through a petrol station door and attacked an employee before fleeing empty handed.The attempted robbery happened at the Esso Service Station on London Road, Feering. The man had first gone to the night counter at the garage at 1.40am on Saturday January 31 and spoke to the attendant before leaving. He then returned shortly before 2.30am with his hood pulled up and spoke to the attendant again. Less than 15 minutes later he returned for a third time and threw...

CCTV image of suspected shoplifter who stole ASDA clothes

March 16, 2015, 9:12 am

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A man is alleged to have stolen clothing from an ASDA store in Chelmsford The alleged theft happened in Queen Elizabeth Way, when various items including trousers and tops were taken from the store shortly before 11.20am on Wednesday, February 18.Police investigating the alleged theft would like to identify the man in this CCTV image.Anyone with information is asked to call Pc Danielle Twaites at Chelmsford police station on 101.

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March 20, 2015, 2:33 am

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Two men suffered broken jaws and one received a broken arm after a vicious attack in Chelmsford in the early hours of Sunday morning.Officers were called to Moulsham Street at 2.40am, on March 15 to a disturbance involving a group of people that started outside Chicago Rock Café, then moved to Baddow Road, near Pizza Express.A 25-year-old man from the Brentwood area was attacked from behind and suffered a fractured jaw after he was punched in the face and his head was stamped on.A...

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Car left badly damaged after crash on A12

March 20, 2015, 8:56 am

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An accident on the A12 this morning left a car badly damaged.The collision happened at around 11am near junction 16 on the northbound carriageway of the road.A white Toyota Auris was left badly damaged after the incident.Officers for Essex Police's road unit based in Boreham, went to the scene and took the vehicle away.No-one was injured in the accident.

Car crash in Baddow Road, Chelmsford, leaves teenager trapped

March 21, 2015, 3:25 am

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A teenager was taken to hospital after being left trapped in his car.The accident, involving one vehicle, happened outside the Beehive pub in Baddow Road at around 8pm last night (March 20).Firefightgers were called and two crews from Chelmsford rushed to the scene.Paramedics in two ambulances treated the man for neck pain, but he did not need cutting free from the wreckage.He was taken to Broomfield Hospital, Chelmsford, with what is though to he minor injuries and was described as...

Van driver arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous...

March 21, 2015, 5:29 am

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A van driver has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving after a man died in a three-vehicle crash on the M11 yesterday afternoon.The accident happened on the northbound carriageway, between junctions 8 and 9 at around 1.40pm on Friday, March 20.The 47-year-old from Chatham, Kent, died at the scene after the black Ford Focus he was travelling was involved in a collision in lane two of the motorway.Three other people were injured and were taken to hospital for treatment....

Suffolk woman, 23, arrested on suspicion of FIVE offences after...

March 21, 2015, 9:59 am

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A Suffolk woman has been arrested in connection with a string of offences following a fatal crash that led to the deaths of three men.The 23-year-old from Beccles was arrested on Friday, March 13, on suspicion of aiding and abetting a number of offences including causing death by dangerous driving, causing serious injuring by dangerous driving, causing death by driving whilst disqualified and uninsured and supply of a controlled drug.She has been bailed pending further police enquiries until...

Huge street punch-up in Southend leaves football fan seriously...

March 22, 2015, 5:58 am

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A football fan is in a serious condition in hospital after up to 15 football fans were involved in a brawl in the street.The 41-year-old, from Suffolk, suffered serious head injuries following the scrap in East Street, Southend.It happened at around 7.20pm yesterday, near The Railway pub and Prittlewell station.The man remains in the Royal London Hospital today. Three men who were arrested yesterday evening remain in custody helping officers with their enquiries.They are a 33-year-old man from...

Police use stinger to stop car following high-speed pursuit...

March 22, 2015, 6:06 am

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A man has been charged following a high-speed pursuit through Southend, where a stinger was used to a stop a car.Connor Annereau, 18, a labourer from Hamstel Avenue in Southend has been charged with driving a motor vehicle dangerously, driving whilst disqualified and driving without insuranceHe will remain in police custody until his appearance at Southend Magistrates Court tomorrow, Monday.The charge relates to an incident in Southend on Friday, when officers were on patrol in a police car in...

Two "suspicious" fires in Grays will be investigated by...

March 23, 2015, 2:21 am

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Two blazes described as "suspicious" will be investigated by fire experts.Firefighters were called to two incidents in close proximity during the early hours of this morning in Grays.The first was to a wheely bin that had been set alight in Wharf Road, Grays, and the second a house fire in nearby Argent Street. A joint police and fire service investigation will be carried out to establish the causes.The bin fire was quickly extinguished by a crew from Grays who then joined appliances...

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Staircase collapses on two builders in Moulsham Street

March 23, 2015, 5:42 am

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Two builders are being treated after a scaffold staircase collapsed on them in Moulsham Street in Chelmsford.The ambulance service sent two ambulance crews, and an air ambulance, after a call just after 11am today explaining the staircase had collapsed in the flats above the Co-operative.One man suffered a head injury and another, described by the ambulance service as "walking wounded", suffered a facial injury. Both were taken to Broomfield Hospital by land ambulance.Police say the...

Essex's top firefighter: we will not pay our call operators to...

March 24, 2015, 11:00 pm

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ESSEX'S top firefighter has said cuts to the service are necessary, following a nine-day strike over new shift patterns.Call operators returned to their desks at 9am on Thursday last week after manning the picket line from the Tuesday previous.At a press conference called on Friday in response to the action by the Fire Brigades Union (FBU), acting chief fire officer Adam Eckley said: "I'm not denying the people in the call centre do an important job, but they do a lot less of it than they...

Tributes to "ray of sunshine" rapper and chef Sadiane...

March 26, 2015, 12:15 pm

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ENDLESS tributes are being paid to an immensely popular 22-year-old chef who was tragically found dead this week behind a bowls club.Sadiane Roach, known by many as Shard, was found behind the Jacks Centre in Burnham Road, Latchingdon, at about 5.40pm on Tuesday, March 24, after she was reported missing earlier that afternoon.Police are not treating the death as suspicious.The reaction from friends however – paying tribute to the budding MC rapper, described as a "ray of...

13 firefighter crews called to major fire in Tilbury flour mill

March 27, 2015, 12:03 am

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Thirteen firefighter crews were called to a fire in Allied Mills flour mill at Tilbury Docks after the blaze broke out in some gain machinery at height.Crews were initially sent to the scene in the Port of Tilbury at around 12.30am before the incident commander requested the attendance of an aerial ladder platform and additional appliances for manpower and water supplies.A statement from the Essex Fire and Rescue Service said: "At 00:51 hrs, an additional three appliances were ordered to...

Fire crews tackling Maldon hay bale blaze

March 28, 2015, 2:52 am

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Firefighters are still on the scene in Spital Road, Maldon, after 100 tonnes of hay bails caught fire last night.A statement from the Essex Fire and Rescue Service said: "Firefighters were called to a large fire involving 100 tonnes of bailed hay which was completely alight. "Crews protected surrounding risks and one appliance and crew remained on site throughout the night as a controlled burn was allowed to take place. Crews left at 5.27am this morning satisfied that the fire would...