Officers attend the annual Tendring Show in Lawford
On Saturday 13 July, officers from the Clacton Community Policing Team were joined by officers from the Special Constabulary, The Rural Engagement Team, and Essex Watch at the annual Tendring Show.
A great engagement opportunity for officers to talk to the visitors at the show about crime prevention and recruitment.
Thank you to all the special constables that supported the day, and the Tendring Show organisers for another great event!
Did you know our Specials are volunteers, with the policing powers of regular police officers?
If you are looking for a challenge that can fit around your life – be that family or work commitments, becoming a volunteer police officer is a great opportunity. If you want to be part of something you can be proud of, this is it. Just do it.”
For more information about joining the Special Constabulary https://www.essex.police.uk/police-forces/essex-police/areas/essex-police/ca/careers/special-constabulary/?utm_medium=email&utm_name=&utm_source=govdelivery
Officers continue to work alongside partner agencies, to keep the Tendring district safe
Come rain or shine – our officers are out across the district on patrol.
From Harwich to Brightlingsea and from Clacton to Manningtree, we want to keep residents and visitors to the Tendring District safe.
And we’re working with our partners including Tendring District Council, British Transport Police and Essex County Fire and Rescue Service to keep it that way.
While we want you to enjoy all that our Essex Sunshine Coast has to offer, we will take action against people breaking the law or behaving anti-socially.
If you have information about a crime or antisocial behaviour, please report it to us https://www.essex.police.uk/ro/report/ocr/af/how-to-report-a-crime/?utm_medium=email&utm_name=&utm_source=govdelivery or by ringing 101. If it's a crime in progress or an emergency, always ring 999.
Between 1 & 14 July, 11 people were arrested on suspicion of shop theft in the Tendring district.
Twenty-nine people have been charged with a total of 52 counts of shoplifting in Essex during the past fortnight.
Four were also charged with assaulting retail workers.
A total of 45 people were arrested for shop theft in Essex between 1 & 14 July 2024: 15 across the Southend district, 11 in each of the Chelmsford and Tendring districts; and eight across Thurrock.
Our officers have made 98 arrests for shop theft in the past four weeks. Between 1 January and 14 July 2024, that figure rises to 775.
As well as the charges against 29 of those we arrested, investigations are ongoing in nine other cases. Two people were cautioned, one person received a community resolution, and no further action will be taken against four others.
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Joseph visits Clacton Police Station
On Monday 15 July, Clacton police station had a visitor called Joseph attend the station. Joseph is interested in all things police and has many books and badges from different forces around the country and world.
Joseph’s carer said “We often walk past the police station and Joseph wonders what it looks like inside, a visit would really make his day and he will talk about for weeks afterwards!
It was a pleasure to meet you!
Marine Unit patrols to keep visitors safe in and on the water
Our marine officers have been mounting extra high-visibility patrols along the Essex coastline to help keep water-users safe.
Despite summer taking a long time to arrive this year, says Sergeant Alex Southgate, of our dedicated Marine Unit, things started to ‘hot up’ last month.
“We start Operation Wave-Breaker in April, patrolling anti-social behaviour hotspots at peak times.
“Initially, we saw far fewer people than usual but, as June got warmer, we started to see more people heading to the coast and getting out on the water.”
Between the start of April and 30 June, marine officers have spent an extra 413 hours on patrol, mainly engaging with personal watercraft (PWC) riders, powerboat drivers and sailors, explaining our PWC Code of Conduct and outlining local water byelaws.
“We want people to enjoy the many attractions that the Essex coast has to offer so we are keen to engage with people.
“We educate them about the local water byelaws for our area and our PWC Code of Conduct because our overall concern is for their safety.
“However, we won’t hesitate to report for prosecution water-users who put their own safety, and that of others, at risk by ignoring the designated speed limits.”
Operation Wave-Breaker runs from April until the start of September each year in Essex. In its first three months this year, marine officers have stopped and spoken to the riders of 55 PWCs and seven powerboat drivers.
So far, one powerboat driver and five PWC riders have been reported for breaching local byelaws. Prosecutions are brought by local councils. Click here for more information: https://www.essex.police.uk/news/essex/news/news/2024/july/marine-unit-water-safety-patrols/?utm_medium=email&utm_name=&utm_source=govdelivery