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A 17-year-old from Tilbury has been banned from several areas across the borough and ordered to engage with support services, following a joint operation between Thurrock Council and Essex Police. 

The youth was subject to an anti-social behaviour (ASB) injunction at a court hearing on Tuesday 22 July. The injunction, which includes a power of arrest, will last for one year and aims to curb persistent offending and reduce disruption to the local community. 

Earlier this week (Wednesday 20 November), Cllr Victoria Holloway, Cabinet Member for Place and Environment, met with residents and local businesses to hear about their ideas and concerns around tackling anti-social behaviour.
Cllr Holloway was joined by members from Thurrock Council's Housing, Environment and Community Safety Teams, as well as members of Essex Police on a walkabout in Belhus, South Ockendon.

Thurrock Council and its partners received a Certificate of Recognition at the Community Safety Accreditation Scheme (CSAS) awards.

Transport Safety Officers (TSOs) working for a group of councils including Thurrock Council, received their recognition from Essex Police for the outstanding commitment they had shown as a newcomer in the Essex Police CSAS scheme.

This week sees the launch of new Transport Safety Officers across public transport in Essex, Thurrock and Southend.

This pilot scheme, developed in collaboration between Thurrock Council, Southend-on-Sea City Council, and councils under Essex County Council, has received funding from Department for Transport (DfT), totalling £490,000.

Thurrock Council has regained possession of a council property linked to a tenant who is serving a 28-month prison sentence for supplying Class A and Class B drugs.

On Thursday 12 May 2022, Mr Jean Claude Wembo, from South Ockendon, was sentenced to 28 months after being convicted in supplying Class A and Class B controlled drugs, including cocaine and cannabis, and possession of Class B drugs (cannabis).