Christmas presents stock A man has been charged with 21 offences after dozens of Christmas presents were stolen from families across Southend. Edward Williams, 36, of no fixed address, was arrested in Southend on Thursday December 31. He has subsequently been charged with eight burglaries, nine attempted burglaries, and four counts of fraud by false representation. The alleged offences all took place in Southend between December 21 and 31. He was remanded at Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court on Saturday January 2 and is due to appear at Basildon Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday January 13. It follows a grandparents warning to Southend residents to keep their belongings secure after they were burgled on December 22.