Crime
Update: Essex Police statement “We were called to reports of a collision on Second Avenue, Harlow, at about 5.50pm on Saturday 9 December. At the scene we found two cars had been involved in a collision and the road was obstructed. Two people reported injuries…
ESSEX’S police commissioner has admitted it is “nowhere near where it needs to be” in tackling rape crime reports the Local Democracy Reporting Service. Essex Police recorded the highest number of rape offences and the second worst rate of solving those incidents among its group…
EPPING Forest District Council is looking for information regarding a large fly-tip just outside Harlow. A spokesperson said: “We are seeking any information or dashcam footage of a fly-tip that took place on Tuesday 5 December, before 8.05am at the layby in Sheering Road, Sheering.…
A MAN has been charged with arson, in connection with an ongoing investigation into a fire in Harlow. Emergency services were called to North House in Bush Fair shortly before 8:40pm on Monday, 4 December following report of a fire in the building. The fire…
A DRAMATIC 69 per cent decrease in the number of unauthorised traveller encampments (UE) in Essex over the last five years was revealed at a recent conference hosted by the Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner (PFCC) for Essex. The Unauthorised Encampment Conference is held at…
A MAN has been arrested as part of an investigation into a fire which took place in Harlow. Emergency services were called to North House, in Bush Fair, shortly before 8.40pm last night, Monday 4 December, to reports of a fire in building. Firefighters were…
A MEMORIAL tree has been in the Town Park’s Specimen Garden as a legacy to the Knife Angel’s visit to Harlow in September. The planting took place on Friday 1 December and was attended by the chair of the council, Andrew Johnson the leader of…
AS part of their drink drive campaign, police are urging the public to take a taxi, not an e-scooter. In the last few years, the popularity of e-scooters has grown – it’s seen as a fun gift for young people, but there’s a serious side…
ESSEX Police is appealing for the public’s help to find Sadie Jane Harvey-Wells, 34, who is missing from Harlow. Sadie is described as white, 5ft 7ins tall, with dark brown hair. She has links to the Harlow area and could have travelled to the Edmonton…
POLICE investigating the theft of jewellery from a home in Sawbridgeworth have released CCTV footage of a man they want to identify. The burglary happened at a property in Honeymeade, off the main A1184 Harlow Road near the Redricks Lane junction, at around 3pm on…
WOULD you report a drink driver this Christmas? That’s the question Essex Police are posing ahead of a national crackdown on drink driving as part of a month-long road safety campaign called ‘Drink Driving. Together We Can Stop It’. Starting on Friday 1 December, we’re…
ESSEX Police are continuing to look for Danny Wallace, who they want to speak to in connection with multiple theft investigations. An original appeal was put out in September. He is described as 5ft 5ins tall, slim, with blue eyes, cropped light-brown hair, and has…
EIGHT men and one boy have been sentenced for their roles in running drug lines across west Essex. The group were responsible for running lines across Epping, Loughton, Debden, Waltham Abbey, and Chingford in London. As part of this activity, they used violence, exploited vulnerable…
ESSEX Police has teamed up with pubs and bars, across the county, to launch a new arm of our perpetrator focussed #Reflect campaign around the issue of consent. This new phase of the campaign, funded by Southend and Thurrock Domestic Abuse Partnership (SETDAB), and asks…
POLICE are appealing for witnesses and anyone with dashcam footage to come forward after a collision in Nazeing. The single-vehicle collision took place at around 7.23pm, on Friday 24 November, in St Leonards Road, at the junction with the B194 Waltham Road. A Volkswagen Golf…
A POLICE Constable has been dismissed without notice for breaching the standards of professional behaviour. PC A, who cannot be named at this stage had allegedly breached the Standards of Professional Behaviour relating to Honestly and Integrity and Discreditable Conduct. This was found to be…
