THREE people have been arrested and a dispersal order’s in place in Stanford-le-Hope following a disturbance there.

Police were called to reports of a disturbance involving a large number of people at an address in Silvertown Avenue shortly before 12.30pm today (Wednesday 4 October).

Damage has been caused to the building.

Three people have been arrested and are currently in custody.

A dispersal order was in place from 1.50pm today until about 1.50pm on Friday (6 October) and gives officers the power to direct people suspected of causing crime or anti-social behaviour to leave the area.

If you have any information, CCTV, dash cam or other footage in relation to this incident, then please get in contact with us.

Please quote incident 459 of 4 October.

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Three people were arrested in connection with a disturbance in Silvertown Avenue, Stanford-le-Hope yesterday (Wednesday 4 October), not four as we had stated at the time.

Those arrested are 

• a 39 year-old man from Liverpool arrested on suspicion of criminal damage
• a 45 year-old woman from Harlow arrested on suspicion of criminal damage and obstructing a police officer
• a 31 year-old man from Chelmsford arrested on suspicion of possession of an offensive weapon and assaulting an emergency worker.

All three remain in custody.