News and Campaigns - Essex Crimestoppers

• Essex Crimestoppers receive donation from Essex & Suffolk Water

  Essex & Suffolk Water has given crime-fighting charity Crimestoppers a cash boost as it celebrates a milestone anniversary in the county [5 June 2013].

• Launch of new initiative to tackle organised crime in Essex ports

  08 March, 2013

  Lorry drivers are being urged to help combat terrorism, organised crime and smuggling through the ports of Tilbury and Purfleet as part of a new initiative launched in Essex today [8 March 2013].

• Crimestoppers offers up to £3,000 for information following murder of musician in Colchester

  Independent crime-fighting charity Crimestoppers is offering a reward of up to £3,000 for information which leads to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for the stabbing of a musician in Essex [21 March 2013].

• Crimestoppers "Lost Cats” advert roars onto radio

  Crime-fighting charity Crimestoppers has this week launched a brand new advert which is being played across radio stations in East Anglia [7 March 2013].

• Reward offered for information after fatal Harlow fire

  A reward of up to £10,000 is being offered after a fatal house fire in which a man tragically lost his wife and five children. [15 November 2012]

• Appeal for ashes stolen in burglary

  Distraught relatives of a woman who died in July have appealed to a thief to return her ashes after they were stolen in a burglary [29 October 2012].

• Crimestoppers launches campaign to tackle knife crime in Clacton-on-Sea

  Crime-fighting charity Crimestoppers is launching a campaign in Clacton-on-Sea this month to help law enforcement tackle the issue of knife crime. [21 August 2012]

• Essex Crimestoppers sees 18% increase in calls

  Drugs worth nearly £162,000 have been seized and more than £15,500 of property recovered by Essex police after a big rise in calls to the crime-fighting charity Crimestoppers last year. [15 June 2012]

• Reward for information after balaclava-clad burglar threatened elderly woman in Southend home

  Members of the public could be eligible for a reward of up to £1,000 if they have information on an aggravated burglary in Southend. [8 May 2012]

• Postcards aim to help cut burglaries in Southend

  More than 60,000 postcards are being posted through the letterboxes of homes across Southend in a bid to help cut burglaries in the town. [11 April 2012]

• Crimestoppers launches new burglary campaign in Southend

  Crimestoppers is launching a new campaign in a crackdown on burglary across Southend. [14 March 2012]

• New adverts to tackle burglary in Southend

  The independent crime-fighting charity Crimestoppers has produced a series of adverts to promote its anonymous information hotline, 0800 555 111, through which members of the public can pass on information about crime without being identified [16 February 2012].

• Walton Pier put up reward to catch knife attackers

  The crime-fighting charity Crimestoppers is backing Walton Pier who are offering a reward of up to £1,000 for information after one of their night-watchmen was attacked on New Year’s Day [7 February 2012].

• Reward of up to 3,000 pounds offered for information after concrete blocks thrown from bridge onto A12

  06 December, 2011

  A reward of up to £3,000 is being offered by the independent charity Crimestoppers after a bucket-sized concrete block was thrown from a bridge onto the A12 near Chelmsford, seriously injuring a car passenger and the driver. Essex Police are treating the incident as attempted murder.

• Tackling drink-driving with Castlepoint Community

  Castlepoint Community Safety Partnership are rolling out their annual Drinkwise campaign to raise awareness about alcohol related issues with support from Crimestoppers.

• Police are appealing for witnesses following a theft in Brentwood

  02 November, 2011

  Police are appealing for witnesses following a theft of satellite decoder/receiver sides were stolen.

• Crimestoppers offer up to 3000 pounds reward following Southend rape of schoolgirl

  28 October, 2011

  Crime-fighting charity Crimestoppers is offering a reward of up to £3,000 for crucial information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person wanted in connection with the alleged rape of a 14-year-old girl in Southend last year [28 October 2011].

• Postcards aim to help cut burglaries in Clacton

  18 April, 2011

  More than 40,000 homes in Clacton-on-Sea are being sent postcards in a bid to help cut burglaries in the town.

• Cash rewards for information about Southend burglaries

  Cash rewards of up to £1,000 are on offer for information leading to the arrest and charge of those committing burglary and handling stolen goods in Southend [15 December 2011]

• Batman battles burglars in Lowestoft

  14 September, 2011

  Batman will be in Lowestoft this week to help in a crack down on burglars in the town [14 September 2011]

• Crimestoppers appeal for information after dog attack

  13 October, 2011

  Members of the public could be eligible for a reward of up to £1,000 if they have information leading to the arrest and charge of a dog owner responsible for an incident on Friday August 5 in Southend [13 October 2011]

• Reward for information on unprovoked attack

  08 September, 2011

  Members of the public could be eligible for a reward of up to £1,000 if they have information on an unprovoked attack on a man in front of his 13 year old son [8 September 2011]

• Winner of Essex Crimestoppers VIP V-Festival tickets speaks about the experience

  31 August, 2011

  The lucky winner of the two VIP tickets to the 2011 V-Festival at Chelmsford was Sarah Pearson of Wivenhoe [31 August 2011]

• Photos released of three men wanted in connection with cannabis factory murder

  26 July, 2011

  Photographs of three men wanted in connection with the murder of a man at a cannabis factory in South Woodham Ferrers, Essex have been released.

• Charity in fresh bid to find attacker of 85 year old man

  28 June, 2011

  The independent crime-fighting charity, Crimestoppers, has issued CCTV images in a new attempt to gather information about an aggravated burglary [28 June 2011]

• Help freeze heating oil thefts

  09 June, 2011

  Essex Crimestoppers wants to put the freeze on the increasing number of heating oil thefts from homes in the county. Anyone who has information about thieves who steal heating oil from homes in the county can call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

• Reward offered in Clacton murder case

  03 June, 2011

  A reward of up to £1000 is being offered in a new move to solve a murder in Clacton seven years ago. Sandra Gant, 48, who was last seen by her family on Friday, November 14, 2003. Sandra Gant, 48, was last seen on 15 November 2003.

• Southend New Year's attack - appeal for information

  24 May, 2011

  A reward of up to £3,000 is being offered after a young Southend man was brutally attacked in front of his girlfriend on his way home after new year’s celebrations. Can you help?

• Where is Danny Beddoes?

  09 May, 2011

  We are urging members of the public to give information on the whereabouts of a man who is wanted in connection with an aggravated burglary that took place at an address in Colchester on 9 November 2009.

• Essex Crimestoppers - An introduction

  28 April, 2011

  A great video about Essex Crimestoppers that answers questions about the charity, including "Won't I have to give my name?" and "Do I have to go to court?". The video features an interview with Ann Scott, Crimestoppers' regional manager for the East of England.

• Suffolk's Most Wanted has links to Essex - can you help?

  06 April, 2011

  Suffolk Crimestoppers is urging members of the public to give information on the whereabouts of a man who has been deemed as Suffolk Police’s currently most wanted individual. Alfie Smith is also wanted by Essex Police for failing to answer his bail when he was charged with attempted burglary.

• Essex Crimestoppers goes to V-Festival 2010

  Essex Crimestoppers had two VIP tickets to give away for this year's V-Festival at Chelmsford. [August 2010]

• Crimestoppers offers reward of up to £1,000 for information on sexual assault in Essex

  The independent crime-fighting charity Crimestoppers is offering a reward of up to £1,000 for information after a woman was sexually assaulted in Harlow last summer, with the alleged perpetrator still to be found. [18 May 2012]

• Reward for information after attempted burglary

  Members of the public could be eligible for a reward of up to £1,000 if they have information on an attempted burglary in Southend. [16 April 2012]

• Reward for information after Cassie's law campaigner laptop stolen

  The independent crime-fighting charity Crimestoppers is offering a reward of up to £1000 for any information given to them which leads to the arrest and charge of the person responsible for an Ipswich burglary. [31 May 2012]

• Reward for information on Canvey Island armed robberies

  Members of the public could be eligible for a reward of up to £1,000 if they have information on a series of linked robberies on Canvey Island. [1 June 2012]