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Man who spat blood in face of security guard jailed for eight weeks
Family of cyclist who died in crash 'saddened' as HGV driver cleared by jury
'Sadistic and cruel' Colchester man killed partner's rabbits and set fire to house
Lorry driver cleared of causing ex-Colchester police chief death by careless driving
Lorry driver 'deeply sorry' over 'unavoidable accident' where cyclist died
Tipper lorry driver did not see cyclist until 'very last minute', court told
Colchester man who downloaded indecent images of children avoids prison
XL bully owner jailed for two years after ‘devastating’ attack by dog
Man jailed for more than six years for role running contaminated drugs line in city
Jailed drug dealer from Colchester told to pay £10,000 confiscation order
Colchester man cleared of raping woman he met on dating site
Arrest warrant issued for teenager who went on holiday to Netherlands
'Cruel and violent' Colchester man tried to suffocate pregnant woman with pillow
Pictured: Man who was barred from every Co-op in county jailed on his birthday
Colchester man, 35, jailed for over two years for beating woman unconscious
Man, 30, sentenced for attacking woman with baseball bat in row
Man encouraged Alsatian to attack woman, 78, in row over dog poo not being picked up
Paedophile found with 222 images of child abuse gets suspended sentence
Colchester handbag thief jailed for 46 weeks after breaching order
Drunk man put his hands around partner's neck and threatened to kill her
Named: Man lied to police by claiming to be taxi driver involved in Colchester crash
Named: Colchester drug addict attacked and kicked man with learning difficulties
Listed: The longest prison sentences handed to north Essex criminals in October
Face of drug dealer who peddled crack cocaine and heroin into Colchester
Mentally ill Colchester man sexually assaulted three women, jury is told
Colchester carer fired after 'having sex with disabled patient', court told
Drug dealer who ran 'well-oiled' crack cocaine and heroin line in Colchester jailed
Man jailed for 'terrifying' knifepoint robbery which injured Colchester shopkeeper
Pilot from Mersea who paid for 'girlfriend experience' is jailed for stalking woman
Thug who threw knife at person in Colchester city centre branded 'inept' for his aim
Teenager admits unlawfully wounding man during Colchester stabbing
Judge Emma Peters on humanity, battling misogyny and her love for the gym (and dog)
Senior judge praises staff as he reveals the court's extensive backlog figures
Violent Colchester thug rammed police car and threatened to 'slit officer's throat'
Man arrested while in bed with woman as police seize bags of cocaine during raid
Listed: The longest prison sentences dished out to Colchester criminals in September
Faces of duo jailed after being caught smuggling £6 million cocaine into Colchester
Colchester mental health nurse denies 'abandoning' patient in locked room for 6 hours
Named and shamed: The north Essex paedophiles sentenced at court this month
Driver accused of smuggling £6m cocaine into Colchester 'wet himself' during arrest
Trial of Braintree teen accused of attempted murder in Colchester is delayed
Twisted paedo pensioner who raped teen girls in Colchester fathered child with victim
Man seen loading 'cocaine worth £6m' into van in Colchester was 'acting under duress'
Paedophile who sent indecent image of 11-year-old schoolgirl to colleague avoids jail
Cocaine 'worth £6 million' seized by police during swoop in Colchester, court hears
Update on trial of teenagers accused of attempted murder in Colchester after stabbing
Colchester drug dealer ran 'bogus' cleaning firm as cover-up for cocaine operation
Face of sick paedo found with images of children and person having sex with animal
Face of Colchester paedo who downloaded and distributed indecent images of children
Paedo teacher who 'bullied' children caught with indecent images after prison release
Colchester pensioner, 72, accused of indecently assaulting 14-year-old schoolgirl
Colchester man found with 4,000 indecent pictures of children... but is spared prison
Colchester thief tells judge 'I'm not coming back to court' after case is delayed
Brave victim tells Colchester rapist 'you made my life hell' as he is put behind bars