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Dagenham man remembers nothing of vicious attack in Rainham pub
One of the victims of a vicious pub attack in Rainham that saw three men punched, kicked and stamped on says he only remembers waking up in a pool of blood.
‘I thought I was safe - then they raped me’: Girl tells of alleged sex ring attack
A teenage girl thought she was escaping an argument when she got into a car with a Chadwell Heath man – but he took her to a house and raped her, a court heard today.
Man accused of sending threatening letters to Barking MP Margaret Hodge will go before judge
A man accused of sending harassing and threatening letters to Barking MP Margaret Hodge will go before a judge.
Girl tells court of escape from alleged child prostitution ring hours before friend ‘raped’
A teenage girl fought off the advances of an alleged sexual predator in an Ilford hotel hours before he allegedly raped her friend, a court heard on Wednesday.
Financial difficulties led a woman to beg on Barking’s streets
Begging was the “only option other than stealing”, a cash-strapped woman told Barkingside Magistrates’ Court.
Barking man who acted as travel agent sold bogus flight tickets
A crooked travel agent who left families stranded at Heathrow after selling them bogus tickets was jailed for 16 months.
Have you seen this man in Barking and Dagenham?
Police are anxious to interview a man in relation to a number of offences including assault and robbery.
Smoking father-of-nine caught by DNA on discarded cigarette after burgling Dagenham home
Smoking proved to be a bad habit for a father-of-nine who was collared after throwing away a cigarette while burgling a garden shed.
Dagenham man arrested over violent assault that leaves victim with fractured eye-socket
Three men have been arrested in connection with a daylight assault that left the victim with a fractured eye socket and missing teeth.
Sex offender guilty of possessing animal porn images
Registered sex offender Keaton Coleman was back in the dock after downloading photos depicting people having sex with animals.
Police seek woman for questioning in connection with Dagenham supermarket phone theft
Police want to speak with a woman in connection with the theft of a mobile phone from a supermarket checkout.
UPDATE - police were called to reports of bomb in Green Lane Dagenham store but no package was found
Police have now lifted a cordon after they were called to reports of a suspect package in The Co-operative Food store in Green Lane, Goodmayes.
Shoplifters face court after failed getaways
Two opportunistic shoplifters saw their supermarket sweeping efforts fail before they had made a getaway.
Children get a lesson in citizen safety
Police ran a week of lessons on personal safety and citizenship for more than 800 children who are about to move from junior to secondary school.
Man charged with attempted murder of boy in Dagenham lake
A man has been charged with attempted murder after allegedly holding a 16-year-old’s head under water in a Dagenham lake.
Dagenham woman denies racist tube rant
A woman who allegedly hurled racist abuse on the London Underground has denied the claims.
Man jailed for indecent exposure outside a Dagenham school
A man was sentenced to six months in prison after exposing himself outside a primary school.
Dagenham railway ‘scrap’ thief in near-miss with train sentenced to prison
Scrap metal thieves risked their lives to steal from the side of a track – forcing a train to brake to a halt.
Barking man raped and prostituted young girls, court hears
Two Barking men were part of an east London child prostitution ring that preyed on vulnerable teenage girls from a care home, a court heard today.
- More squatters prosecuted in Barking and Dagenham than anywhere else in London
- Jealous ex pours boiling water over former lover in bed with another man in Barking
- Footballer Bobby Grant to appear in crown court over racial slur against Daggers defender Gavin Hoyte
- East London child prostitution ring trial begins
- VIDEO: Small turnout for Dagenham EDL march to lay flowers in memory of Drummer Lee Rigby
- Allotment shed in cinders after vandals attack
- Dagenham taxi driver faces court charged with possession of cannabis and amphetamines
- Dagenham air cadets cancel weekend fundraiser after Woolwich murder raises safety fears
- Schizophrenic man detained in mental health unit after snatching baby in Dagenham
- Community groups in Barking and Dagenham express shock at “brutal and barbaric” murder of soldier in Woolwich
- Barking Muslim leader condemns Woolwich attack as “horrific” and extends sympathies to family
- Barking and Dagenham Council leader condemns Woolwich attack
- Wood machinist wins £3,000 payout after severing fingers at Dagenham joinery
- Robbery suspects got off at Barking Station
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