Police were investigating drug suppliers in Colchester and Clacton when the arrests were made. Joseph Ayorinde, 21, from Ilford was arrested on Friday and was later charged with being concerned in the supply of heroin and cocaine. He is set to appear at Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court today (January 23). Jace Ennis, 33, from Ipswich was also arrested on Wednesday and was subsequently charged possession with intent to supply heroin and crack cocaine among other offences. An Essex Police spokesman said: Joseph Ayorinde, 21, of Henley Road, Ilford, was arrested yesterday, Friday, January 22. He has been charged with being concerned in the supply of heroin and cocaine and is due to appear at Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court today, Saturday January 23.
PC Scott Gardner-McLean, 21, was charged with an offence under the Computer Misuse Act 1990 in December. The charge follows a months-long enquiry carried out by the Independent Office for Police Conduct. The body referred a file of evidence to the Crown Prosecution service after an investigation was carried out between October 2019 and April 2019. Gardner-McLean is accused of using the police computer system to access records when he had no legitimate policing purpose for doing so. He is due to appear at Colchester Magistrates Court on Tuesday, January 26.
MURDER CHARGE
Boy, 16, and 28-year-old man charged with murder after retired farm worker, 83, was strangled at Essex home
Updated: 3 Jan 2021, 15:16
A 16-YEAR-OLD boy and a 28-year-old man have been charged with the murder of a pensioner who was strangled at his home.
Retired farm worker Donald Ralph, 83, was found dead at his home in the village of Aldham, near Colchester, Essex, on Tuesday.
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Pensioner Donald Ralph, 83, was found dead by a neighbour on Tuesday at his bungalow in AldhamCredit: East Anglia News Service
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Essex Police have now charged Leighton Snook, 28, with murderCredit: East Anglia News Service
The teenager, who cannot be named for legal reasons, and Leighton Snook are due to appear at Colchester Magistrates’ Court on Monday.