Investigation after patient at Princess Alexandra Hospital has necklace stolen

Crime / Thu 27th Nov 2025 at 08:12am

OFFICERS investigating a theft of a necklace from Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow are releasing an image of the stolen item.

It is believed it was taken from a patient there on or around 14 October.

Sergeant Luke Edmonds said: “This necklace is of significant sentimental value to its owner and it’s really important they get it back.

“If you have any information about its theft or have been offered it for sale please contact us.”

If you have any information, CCTV, dash cam or other footage in relation to this incident, then please get in contact with us.

Please quote the crime reference number 42/152686/25.

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8 Comments for Investigation after patient at Princess Alexandra Hospital has necklace stolen:

Adam

2025-11-27 09:08:57

The NHS envy of the world what a joke. Everyone's things should be safe in hospital, mind in PAH given recent news your life is not safe never mind possessions

NSS

2025-11-27 12:44:22

To be fair, when the visiting times and access is so good you can get the wrong types in. They do have lockers for valuables but if people are wearing them that doesn't help. Also some of the patients are let's say not fully with it so can get confused as to what belongs to them (one patient got lost and was convinced my mum was in her bed for example).

David Forman

2025-11-27 17:25:56

Adam, you are not far wrong. It is worth a very careful scrutiny of all 8 Matters of Concern in the Coroner's Prevention of Future Deaths report at https://www.judiciary.uk/prevention-of-future-death-reports/paolino-amico-prevention-of-future-deaths-report/

les

2025-11-27 21:24:07

how could someone do this they are f.......g low life

Mrs Nobody

2025-11-27 22:11:14

Well what do you expect with all the degenerates dumped in our town now, what an a.sehole that stole it, it's only silver so wouldn't be worth anything anyway.

Eileen Dover

2025-11-28 00:55:43

Mrs Nobody - have you ever heard of sentimental value? How can people be such utter lowlives as to steal something from a patient in hospital? Mind you, some of the people they let into hospitals these days and the way they behave, nothing much surprises me. Despicable some people are, society is in the gutter!