POLICE have issued three pictures as they search for three people involved in an assault on an officer.

Police would like to identify two of the people pictured in connection with reports an officer was assaulted in Drake Road, Chafford Hundred, at around 9.10am on Sunday, 1 March.

While attempting to detain the driver after arresting him, the officer reported a group of people pushed and obstructed him.

A Portuguese man, Bill Monteiro, 26, of no fixed address, was charged with obstructing a police officer, assaulting an emergency worker and assault with intent to resist arrest.

Cesar Costa-Pereira, 34 of Catharine Close, Chafford Hundred, was charged with obstructing a police officer and assaulting an emergency worker.

Both have already been before magistrates and are due to appear at Southend Magistrates' Court on Thursday, 28 May.

Police continue to appeal for information to find Rui Monteiro, 26, in connection with drink driving and assaulting an emergency worker. He also uses the names Monteiro Rui, Lanick Monteiro, and Monterio Lanick.

He has links to Tilbury, Chafford Hundred and Nottingham.

Anyone with information is asked to call Grays CID on 101 quoting crime reference 42/33417/20.