Police searching for wanted Tilbury man James Gray make arrest

11:36am Friday 22nd February 2013 in Echo News By Emma Thomas

Police searching for wanted Tilbury man James Gray make arrest Police searching for wanted Tilbury man James Gray make arrest

Officers hunting for Tilbury man James 'Jimmy' Gray have arrested a man in his 20s on suspicion of assisting an offender. 

The 24-year-old man from Tilbury was arrested yesterday, February 21, and has been released on police bail until April 24 pending further enquiries. 

Essex Police is continuing the search for Gray who is wanted for eight separate offences including theft and assault. 

He was last known to be living in Elgar Gardens, Tilbury. 

Detectives believe someone in the community knows where he is. 

Anyone with information can call officers at Grays on 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111. 

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supermadmax says...
12:07pm Fri 22 Feb 13

You lot make this guy sound like Dale Cregan.

Essex Public enemy number one James 'Jimmy' Gray.

I'm sure he deserves to go to prison but unless I'm missing something he has not done anything really serious like murder, rape or such ? So there should be other criminals you guys should be after.

* We are still waiting to find out what happened to the c2c flasher ?

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DannyButcher says...
12:27pm Fri 22 Feb 13

I've heard it all now, just because there are worse criminals out there, we should give this 'thief and assaulter' a break.

Do you know this guy by any chance..........

Reminds me of the time an idiot I knew said 'you couldn't meet a nicer guy' about a burglar who used to torture people. Nice!

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supermadmax says...
3:12pm Fri 22 Feb 13

MrButcher I wrote "I'm sure he deserves to go to prison..."

So why do you say "I've heard it all now, just because there are worse criminals out there, we should give this 'thief and assaulter' a break." ?

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DannyButcher says...
3:24pm Fri 22 Feb 13

Because, you said.....
'unless I'm missing something he has not done anything really serious like murder, rape or such ?'

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everyoneh850 says...
3:35pm Fri 22 Feb 13

Well has he?

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supermadmax says...
3:54pm Fri 22 Feb 13

DannyButcher wrote:
Because, you said.....
'unless I'm missing something he has not done anything really serious like murder, rape or such ?'
Yes but this guy is regularly in this paper, they have been following his 'hunt' for months & months. I remember the excitement at christmas because there was a 'sighting' in grays.

I could be wrong but as far as im aware he had not done anything really serious (ie rape or murder or big violent robbery). Surely there are other more dangerous criminals in south east essex.

The echo have turned James 'Jimmy' Gray into the Al Capone of Tilbery, public enemy number 1. I admit I could be missing something but to me he seems like countless other nuisances to society in the area so why constantly single him out.

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DannyButcher says...
4:00pm Fri 22 Feb 13

LMAO. The issue isn't that he hasn't done those, the issue is that he HAS done some nasty things. How on earth does even a simple mind come up with 'He only beat people up and thieved so he isn't that bad of a bloke. It isn't like he's a murderer or rapist.'

Trying to use a scale of how bad someone is to justify that a wanted criminal isn't THAT bad. I've heard it all now.

People who steal are scum, and in circumstances can ruin innocent peoples lives. This guys has 8 counts against him, not counting the ones that haven't been reported! Only a family member, friend or the thief in question would argue that 'there should be other criminals you guys should be after.'

Pathetic. Absolutely pathetic.

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DannyButcher says...
4:04pm Fri 22 Feb 13

I think ALL local wanted criminals should have their pictures online, especially thugs and thieves. Let's face it, murders and rapists are dealt with by crimewatch.

Any article like this is a good thing, as it might just mean one less person mugged or beaten up!

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supermadmax says...
4:24pm Fri 22 Feb 13

"I think ALL local wanted criminals should have their pictures online, especially thugs and thieves."

That I agree with.

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Bodoftheglen says...
4:46pm Fri 22 Feb 13

Well I think the police should be looking for whoe ever is doing all these breakins chadwell purfleet grays it rife. Never use to have as many as this as thurrock grows with our new 10000 new residents so does our crime our congestion.

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DannyButcher says...
4:56pm Fri 22 Feb 13

Aveley is also a crime hotspot at the moment. Aggravated burglary, car thefts, normal burglars, shops being robbed. The 90 year old woman getting robbed in her own home was sickening.

It is a sad fact that the bigger and more diverse Thurrock gets, the worse it seems to be.

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Bodoftheglen says...
5:23pm Fri 22 Feb 13

Well we are the dumping ground

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mikgrays says...
5:41pm Fri 22 Feb 13

Bodoftheglen wrote:
Well I think the police should be looking for whoe ever is doing all these breakins chadwell purfleet grays it rife. Never use to have as many as this as thurrock grows with our new 10000 new residents so does our crime our congestion.
That's not really true!, i've lived here all my life and its never been any different.

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DannyButcher says...
6:02pm Fri 22 Feb 13

I can't talk for Purfleet or Chadwell, but Aveley never has been a crime hotspot. Now, we are in fear of aggravated burglary and car theft.

Crimes like assault and theft may not sound like much of a crime compared to murder or rape, but offenders of 'lesser crimes' seem to be far more active. One scumbag could easily ruin 100's of lives before getting caught (if at all), so apparently having gangs of career criminals on your doorstep isn't exactly much fun.

In this internet age, every single community should have their own crimewatch style website where all of these crimes can be discussed. Police.uk is great at informing us how dangerous the area is to live in, but not much else!

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A Dermot says...
8:49am Sat 23 Feb 13

No dog or horse is safe with this man at large

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Bodoftheglen says...
9:04am Sat 23 Feb 13

Bodoftheglen wrote:
Well we are the dumping ground
Its never been this bad minor crimes car theffts but not all these breakins. Your talking out your arse. A fella in chadwell acid thrown in his face last friday when he disturbed them breaking into his house. Your saying that's happenend a lot.

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mikgrays says...
9:17am Sat 23 Feb 13

Bodoftheglen wrote:
Bodoftheglen wrote:
Well we are the dumping ground
Its never been this bad minor crimes car theffts but not all these breakins. Your talking out your arse. A fella in chadwell acid thrown in his face last friday when he disturbed them breaking into his house. Your saying that's happenend a lot.
No!,what i am saying is thurrock has always had a high crime rate,and all this rosy "it didn't happen in my day is counter productive.".And its quite funny that when someone has an opinion that you do not agree with they seem to be talking out of their arse,shows a touch of intolerance to others,Which,is also a problem with todays society.

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Bodoftheglen says...
10:16am Sat 23 Feb 13

mikgrays wrote:
Bodoftheglen wrote:
Bodoftheglen wrote:
Well we are the dumping ground
Its never been this bad minor crimes car theffts but not all these breakins. Your talking out your arse. A fella in chadwell acid thrown in his face last friday when he disturbed them breaking into his house. Your saying that's happenend a lot.
No!,what i am saying is thurrock has always had a high crime rate,and all this rosy "it didn't happen in my day is counter productive.".And its quite funny that when someone has an opinion that you do not agree with they seem to be talking out of their arse,shows a touch of intolerance to others,Which,is also a problem with todays society.
I think you will find what's wrong is people are to. Tolerant. What this society needs is tougher instance punishments. Like in america someones in your house is percived as a threat so you should be able to attack the theif an not have to wait for the police

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mikgrays says...
10:22am Sat 23 Feb 13

Bodoftheglen wrote:
mikgrays wrote:
Bodoftheglen wrote:
Bodoftheglen wrote:
Well we are the dumping ground
Its never been this bad minor crimes car theffts but not all these breakins. Your talking out your arse. A fella in chadwell acid thrown in his face last friday when he disturbed them breaking into his house. Your saying that's happenend a lot.
No!,what i am saying is thurrock has always had a high crime rate,and all this rosy "it didn't happen in my day is counter productive.".And its quite funny that when someone has an opinion that you do not agree with they seem to be talking out of their arse,shows a touch of intolerance to others,Which,is also a problem with todays society.
I think you will find what's wrong is people are to. Tolerant. What this society needs is tougher instance punishments. Like in america someones in your house is percived as a threat so you should be able to attack the theif an not have to wait for the police
I have no problem at all with tough sentences,our nanny state is the real root of our problems, the punishment should fit the crime.

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Bodoftheglen says...
11:15am Sat 23 Feb 13

Maybe its time the punishment out weighed the crime instead perhaps they would start thinking twice about there actions

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blakkwasp says...
2:01pm Sat 23 Feb 13

At the end of the day he is still a criminal and has broken the law many times it is irrelevant to us what crimes he has done he is wanted end of.

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aberline 88 says...
3:16pm Sun 24 Feb 13

mikgrays wrote:
Bodoftheglen wrote:
Well I think the police should be looking for whoe ever is doing all these breakins chadwell purfleet grays it rife. Never use to have as many as this as thurrock grows with our new 10000 new residents so does our crime our congestion.
That's not really true!, i've lived here all my life and its never been any different.
your joking arnt you? crime in grays has escalated over the years, it was never like this, new people new crime, grays is like a brixton slum

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aberline 88 says...
3:20pm Sun 24 Feb 13

he looks like fluffers di funk

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Nebs says...
8:27pm Sun 24 Feb 13

Bodoftheglen wrote:
Maybe its time the punishment out weighed the crime instead perhaps they would start thinking twice about there actions
Judges should be elected.

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