A POLICING team has been left feeling “mixed emotions” after one of its newest recruits decided to leave the force following weeks of festive fun. Bobby the naughty Elf enrolled at Essex Police’s Clacton Police Station at the start of December after a lengthy trip from the North Pole. Eager to learn the ropes, the mischievous elf threw himself into his work, but also took great pleasure in causing trouble and cheekily misbehaving. Constantly playing pranks on the Tendring Community Policing Team’s hardworking officers, Bobby’s antic were documented online, and he garnered a loyal following. Unfortunately, the success and fame started to go to his head, so Tendring s District Commander Lily Benbow was left with no choice but to take him in for questioning.
GENEROUS residents have donated 12,000 toys for vulnerable children across Essex in just over a fortnight. Kind-hearted cops at Essex Police launched their Community Christmas Giving Tree initiative for the first time last year and saw 1,300 presents collected and distributed to 164 families within Tendring. Following its success, Superintendent Lily Benbow, who brought the initiative with her from London when she joined as Tendring’s district commander last year, widened it to take place across the whole county this Christmas. She was staggered by the response to the appeal, which saw 12,000 toys donated in just over two weeks.
Some of the thousands of toys collected
A POLICING team has been left feeling “mixed emotions” after one of its newest recruits decided to leave the force following weeks of festive fun. Bobby the naughty Elf enrolled at Essex Police’s Clacton Police Station at the start of December after a lengthy trip from the North Pole. Eager to learn the ropes, the mischievous elf threw himself into his work, but also took great pleasure in causing trouble and cheekily misbehaving. Constantly playing pranks on the Tendring Community Policing Team’s hardworking officers, Bobby’s antic were documented online, and he garnered a loyal following. Unfortunately, the success and fame started to go to his head, so Tendring s District Commander Lily Benbow was left with no choice but to take him in for questioning.
GENEROUS residents have donated 12,000 toys for vulnerable children across Essex in just over a fortnight. Kind-hearted cops at Essex Police launched their Community Christmas Giving Tree initiative for the first time last year and saw 1,300 presents collected and distributed to 164 families within Tendring. Following its success, Superintendent Lily Benbow, who brought the initiative with her from London when she joined as Tendring’s district commander last year, widened it to take place across the whole county this Christmas. She was staggered by the response to the appeal, which saw 12,000 toys donated in just over two weeks.
Some of the thousands of toys collected