Officers investigating the disappearance of a man from Chelmsford have found the body of a man at a landfill site in Essex, on Saturday 11 January. Essex Police are now able to identify the body as that of Cumali Turhan. www.essex.police.uk/news/essex/n...

Small changes to your garden could help make your home more secure. 🌵 Trellis, thorny plants, or a suitable anti-climb topping such as plastic spikes make it difficult for anyone climbing over a fence or gate. For more tips check out our website www.essex.police.uk/cp/crime-pre...

Congratulations to our experienced senior Essex Police investigator Kevin Macey, who's been recognised in the King’s New Year’s Honours List. Kevin is Head of Serious Case Review for the Kent & Essex Serious Crime Directorate. He's been awarded a British Empire Medal.

A man has been charged with the aggravated burglary of a home in #Rochford on Christmas Day, breaking into a house and injuring one victim. Officers arrested a man within 45 minutes of the 999 call - now he's charged with aggravated burglary and will appear at court tomorrow.

The Essex Police Museum is open today, 9th December, 10am-4pm, with our Holiday Headscratcher trail (£1). Police have received reports of an intruder - can you find out who it is? Entry: Free Sat Nav: CM2 6DN, Kingston Crescent Parking: Orchard Car Park signposted on site.

A people smuggler who was a significant player in the conspiracy which led to the deaths of 39 Vietnamese migrants has been ordered to pay £65,157.65 to victims’ families. The tragic discovery was made in Essex, in October 2019. www.essex.police.uk/news/essex/n...

Safeguarding officers from Operation Raptor are tackling gang exploitation through an innovative use of legislation designed to combat modern slavery and human trafficking. Read more on our website: www.essex.police.uk/news/essex/n...

The innovative move by one of our detectives to fit a GPS tracking tag to a rape suspect ultimately proved his innocence: www.essex.police.uk/news/essex/n... We take all reports of rape & sexual offences seriously. "You will be believed," says Chief Constable BJ Harrington.

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