Man appears in court following raid on East Tilbury store

By Neil Speight 8th Jul 2021

Local News by Neil Speight 8th Jul 2021

A MAN from Tilbury has been charged in connection with a number of burglaries, including one that took place in East Tilbury in the early hours of Wednesday.

Denver Clift, 35, of Brennan Road, Tilbury, was arrested yesterday, Wednesday 7 July.

He was charged with a burglary at The Co-op in Princess Margaret Road, East Tilbury, yesterday and a second burglary at the same store on 1 June.

He was also charged with:

an attempted burglary at The Co-Op in Calcutta Road, Tilbury, on 2 June
a dwelling burglary in Newnham Place, Grays, on 7 July
handling stolen goods
driving without insurance, driving otherwise than in accordance with a licence and dangerous driving.

Clift is due to appear at Southend Magistrates' Court tomorrow (Friday, 9 July).

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