All news on the topic: Essex Police
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Horror as men's gym locker room live-streamed to internet with naked footage
Bosses at the Pump Gym in Colchester, Essex called in the police after CCTV footage was offered for £39.50 a month on the instant messaging app Telegram
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Wife with dementia shot dead by husband who took his own life during pandemic
Simon Johnson was carer for his wife Margaret, who was diagnosed with dementia in 2018, but during the pandemic the couple struggled as services came to a standstill, leading to the tragedy
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Boy, 15, killed after car 'rams into kids on school run' pictured for first time
Freddie Coleman, 15, was struck by a vehicle in Stock, Essex on Friday morning and killed while a second boy was airlifted to hospital - his family have now paid tribute to their "beautiful boy"
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Boy killed in school run horror as car ploughs into group on way to class
A young boy has died and another child has been taken to the hospital after a crash in Stock, Essex, this morning. Police said a 23-year-old man has been arrested
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Nicholas Rossi arrested over 2017 rape in UK ahead of US extradition
Nicholas Rossi pretended to be an Irish orphan called Arthur Knight in an effort to avoid extradition to the US over a 2008 rape charge having even faked his own death, telling his friends he had cancer
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Dozens of UFO reports made to police, including by concerned airline pilots
Several people reported seeing bizarre phenomena in the skies above them to Essex Police, according to the chilling response to a Freedom of Information Act request
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Holly Willoughby 'hitman set to arrive next week' before cops foiled 'plot'
Gavin Plumb has been charged with soliciting to commit murder, and incitement to commit kidnap and remanded into custody following an alleged plot against Holly Willoughby
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Moment Holly Willoughby finds out about 'plot to murder and kidnap her'
Holly Willoughby was forced to pull out of presenting Thursday's episode of This Morning following Gavin Plumb's alleged kidnap and murder plans
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This Morning hosts break silence over alleged Holly 'kidnap and murder plot'
This Morning hosts Alison Hammond and Dermot O'Leary addressed Holly Willoughby as they spoke to Lorraine Kelly during the daily crossover between the two ITV programmes
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Man, 36, charged over 'plot to kidnap and murder Holly Willoughby'
Gavin Plumb, 36, is accused of soliciting to commit murder and incitement to commit kidnap and is set to appear at Chelmsford Magistrates Court today
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Holly Willoughby under police guard after suspected kidnap plot on ITV star
Holly Willoughby was pulled out of Thursday's episode of This Morning following a 'credible conspiracy to kidnap' the ITV star
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Mystery after woman found dead on beach as cops probe early hours tragedy
Essex Police officers were called to the beach in Jaywick on Tuesday morning over concerns for the safety of a woman, with detectives now probing the incident
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School bus crash horror as roof torn off and children rushed to hospital
An air ambulance has dashed to Clavering, Essex, following a crash involving a car and a school bus, which lost part of its roof and was taking kids to Joyce Frankland Academy
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Detectives probing murders of missing couple in Essex find human remains
Essex Police has confirmed they have found human remains believed to belong to John and Lois McCullough - concerns were raised last week the couple from Chelmsford had not been seen in some years
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Supercars stolen from Premier League footballers found in containers Dubai bound
A Ferrari and Range Rover Sport were discovered among several other cars worth more than £16milllion which were due to be transported to Dubai in the Middle East
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Security guard threatened during Tesco robbery as police make urgent appeal
Essex police officers are asking for witnesses and investigating after a robbery at a Tesco store in Chelmsford, Essex, in which a security guard was threatened by a man
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Hundreds of vehicles on fire at scrapyard as firefighters rush to tackle blaze
Fire crews rushed to a scrapyard in Rochford, Essex, after a fire broke out on Friday night. Nearby residents were asked to close their windows as firefighters dealt with the incident
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Hunt to find man who snatches dummies from babies and assaulted one young victim
Essex Police have released CCTV of a man they want to track down after a six month spate of dummies being stolen from babies which has also involved one infant being assaulted
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Mystery as body of man who went missing six years ago is found in remote village
Nigel Kedar disappeared in spring 2017 after being spotted outside a shop in Norfolk, with the case going cold. Now police have confirmed the Essex builder has tragically been found dead in Mendlesham, Suffolk
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Woman, 18, dies and four injured with two fighting for life in horror car crash
Police confirmed an 18-year-old woman had died following a 'tragic' car crash on a UK road, with four other occupants of the vehicle remaining in hospital and two in a critical condition
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Urgent warning over highly toxic batch of street drugs 'Pyro' after 2 people die
A man and a woman have died in Essex as police issue an urgent warning over the highly toxic batch of Etonitazene, also known as 'Pyro', which is similar to fentanyl
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Moment youths clash in mass brawl near school as police probe hate crime
Youngsters, some of whom are in school uniform, were recorded brawling in Ongar, Essex, on Wednesday afternoon and Essex police has now started a hate crime investigation
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Girl, 11, sexually assaulted on amusement park ride at busy seaside resort
Officers from the Southend Criminal Investigation Department have arrested a 57-year-old following reports an 11-year-old girl was sexually assaulted at Adventure Island this week
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10 people injured in bus crash with 4 rushed to hospital as air ambulance lands
The front of a bus has been pictured badly damaged after a serious accident in Waltham Abbey, Essex, which left ten people injured and four where rushed to hospital
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Met Police officer sacked for sexually assaulting child at party in sick attack
Peadophile PC Farhan Ghadiali was found guilty of attacking a child under the age of 13 at a party in Buckhurst Hill, Essex, in September 2019 and will be sentenced next week
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