JAILED: The south Essex criminals sent behind bars this week

The courts have heard cases of shoplifters, armed stand-offs and crooks breaking into family homes in south Essex this week.

All cases were extremely serious, and have been dealt with by bans and prison orders.

These are the key points from the cases this week.

Daniel Teelan

Daniel Teelan, 46, of Henderson Gardens, Wickford, was handed the Criminal Behaviour Order at Basildon Magistrates’ Court on Monday 10 May.

The order bans him from entering five different shops in Wickford for two years.

It follows him being convicted of various thefts from shops at the court.

Read more here.

Andrew Murrell

Murrell had gone to his partner’s home on December 25 last year to give presents to his children.

Murrell and the woman had been in a rocky relationship and she did not invite him to the flat in South Ockendon on the day.

After the 36-year-old had given over the presents, the woman asked for him to leave and booked him a taxi.

However, this angered him, and he refused to go, and the woman called the police.

She was advised to make herself safe, and then Murrell locked her out of the flat.

There then followed a two-hour stand off which Murrell, 36, of Morse Close, Plaistow, threatened himself and officers.

Read more here.

Gemma Reed

Reed, 38, of Orchid Place, Basildon, has been ordered to keep out of 14 shops in the town centre for up to two years.

She has been convicted of a series of thefts from stores in and around town centre which took place in February this year.

She was also convicted of charges of using threatening or abusive words or behaviour likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress and obstructing a constable in the execution of duty.

Read more here.

Gang admit roles in huge Southend drug operation

All four gang members admitted conspiring to supply cocaine to drug users in Southend between December 2020 and April this year.

They appeared in court yesterday and will be sentenced “as soon as possible.”

Jason Balding, Gary Salvin, Daniel Deadman and Tony Carter were arrested by Essex Police when the force carried out dawn raids at a number of homes in Southend on April 10 this year.

Read more here. 

Robert Polkinghorn

Robert Polkinghorn’s victims say they no longer feel safe in their Leigh home after he raided it in broad daylight.

The 42-year-old smashed his way through the back doors of the home in Lymington Avenue on April 4 this year at midday, leaving glass covering the room.

Glass was scattered across items meant for the couple’s young child, who had only been born a month previously.

Polkinghorn then stole various items including an iPhone 6S, gift cards, handbags and a large amount of jewellery which had huge sentimental value.

He was jailed for two years and five months.