Days of “exceptionally dangerous” fuel protests are putting activists and officers at “unacceptable” risk of harm as the number of arrests are set to top 350, Essex Police have said. Activists from Just Stop Oil and Extinction Rebellion have been blocking access to oil terminals in Essex, demanding that the government stops new oil and gas projects. There have been 338 arrests since the protests began on April 1 and another 26 arrests are about to be made. It comes after more than 20 protesters arrived at Exolum Storage in Grays on Sunday morning. Assistant Chief Constable Glen Pavelin said: “We cannot stand by while criminal acts are being committed, and lives are being put at risk, in the name of protest. “We are not anti-protest. Our job is to preserve life and catch criminals, and that’s what we’re going to do. “Today’s protest is exceptionally dangerous due to where the protesters have …