Assistant Chief Constable Andy Prophet talks to BBC Essex's Ben Fryer about the launch of a jetski for use by Essex Police Marine Unit.

The generous donation by Maldon District Council of the personal watercraft will assist us in tackling antisocial behaviour on our waterways and coastlines and enable officers to get to areas that would otherwise be inaccessible, such as shallow water or narrow waterways.

Combating antisocial behaviour on our water

BBC Essex's Sonia Watson interviewing Clive Woodward from Basildon District Neighbourhood Watch and Chief Inspector Lewis Basford from Essex Police about knife crime incidents and how Essex Police are tackling it.

Chief Inspector Lewis Basford and Clive Woodward discuss knife crime

To celebrate Black History Month, Superintendent Naomi Edwards joined the artist Evewright at his brilliant immersive art installation, the Tilbury Bridge Walkway of Memories.

The bridge is one of the original walkways where passengers from the SS Empire Windrush passed through on their arrival in the UK in 1948. 

The bridge’s 432 panes of glass feature photographs, documents, tickets and audio recordings from 130 people from the Windrush era and their families. It tells the story of the lives they established and their contribution to British society.

Naomi’s grandparents moved to the UK in the 1950s, initially leaving her dad and aunt with relatives in Jamaica.

Hear Naomi and Evewright discuss the bridge’s significance, the importance of black British stories and their feelings about vandalism the bridge the recently suffered.

Black History Month: “This is where my history starts”

Insp Nick Hill interviews Chief Superintendent Steve Graham and Chief Insp Dawn Fox about policing The Commonwealth Games.

A big thank you to NewStyle Radio.

NewStyle Radio interview with Insp Nick Hill

Chief Inspector Simon Anslow discusses the complexities of dealing with protestors who scaled the Queen Elizabeth II Bridge across the River Thames between Thurrock in Essex and Dartford in Kent. Interview by Sonia Watson, BBC Essex Breakfast 19 October 2022.

Just Stop Oil Protestors on QEII Bridge, Thurrock, Essex

Special Sergeant Simon Jesse interviewed by Steve Scruton and Ian Wyatt from BBC Essex about how he started his volunteering journey with Essex Police and why now is a great time for others to join the Special Constabulary.

Steve Scruton and Ian Wyatt broadcast live from Witham at a King's Coronation party. Thanks for BBC Essex.

Special Sergeant Simon Jesse talks to BBC Essex at the King's Coronation party in Witham

This week, South Wales Police have been assisting Essex Police in a live facial recognition trial in Southend and Chelmsford. An officer from the South Wales Police Live Facial Recognition Unit explained how the technology works.

Black History Month: “This is where my history starts”

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