Stock image A HAUL of stolen Christmas presents taken after a spate of burglaries have now been returned to heartbroken families. Police teams have worked to help return the gifts, which were nabbed from families across Southend over the festive period. It was a joint operation by Essex Police crews that led to the recovery of several stolen items, with Southend CID, the Proactive Team and the Local Policing Team all working together to help reunite them with their owners. Their success follows a stark warning from grandparents Helen and Keith Edwards, who were left devastated after their home on Lonsdale Road was burgled while they were still in bed.
Stock image A HAUL of stolen Christmas presents taken after a spate of burglaries have now been returned to heartbroken families. Police teams have worked to help return the gifts, which were nabbed from families across Southend over the festive period. It was a joint operation by Essex Police crews that led to the recovery of several stolen items, with Southend CID, the Proactive Team and the Local Policing Team all working together to help reunite them with their owners. Their success follows a stark warning from grandparents Helen and Keith Edwards, who were left devastated after their home on Lonsdale Road was burgled while they were still in bed.
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.