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Police destroy two tonnes of seized and surrendered knives across Essex In the 12 months to January, officers shredded 23,840 weapons and sharp-bladed implements, to put them beyond criminal use Suspensions for racial abuse at schools on the rise in Essex The Victim Support charity said schools should be encouraging pupils to develop skills to challenge racism when they see it. Drug dealers jailed after Red Bull hide and BB gun uncovered in Southend raid Police raided a property in York Road on December 20, 2022, when 38-year-old Donal Francis and 37-year-old Jodi Thompson were arrested inside and several wraps of suspected Class A drugs were seized Pictured: Pair jailed for using plane to smuggle migrants to Essex from France Two Albanian nationals who used a plane to illegally transport economic migrants from northern France to an aerodrome in Essex have been jailed Boy 'shot' with BB Gun at school in Westcliff which 'could have left him blind' A BOY has been shot in the ear with a BB Gun at a school in Westcliff, his furious father claims. 'Horrendous' Westcliff paedo who subjected girl to 'unthinkable' sexual abuse jailed The victim bravely disclosed that Holtum had raped her on multiple occasions, the first time when she was just six years old Teenager 'provided shelter to killer' in days after Essex murder of much-loved dad  Tieran Carmody, 19, inflicted a single stab wound on 35-year-old Max Richardson near Joyners Field, Harlow, on Monday August 21 last year Read more

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