ESSEX Police are appealing for further information after a fight in the Westfield area of Harlow last night, Friday 14 May. They were called just after 6pm to reports that three people, two men and a woman, were assaulting a man using weapons. The victim,…

A MET Police officer who pretended to stop and search drug dealers so he could steal their money has been jailed for eight years. Kashif Mahmood, aged 32, of Woodcroft, Harlow, seized hundreds of thousands of pounds for an organised crime gang controlled from Dubai. …

ESSEX Police are investigating after a man was left with significant facial injuries following an assault in Harlow. It was reported the victim, a man is his 50s, had been approached by a group of men in the Long Ley area at around 9.45pm on…

A CHURCH Langley man is set to stand trial over an accusation that his dog was dangerously out of control when it injured a man. Jamie Czechhowicz, aged 25, of Ashworth Place, Harlow was charged with the following. On January 12th, 2020, at Harlow, were…

A DRIVER who killed a man in Harlow has been jailed for six years and nine months.  Mark Brinkley admitted the manslaughter of Philip Burr, who was found lying unconscious at the side of the road in Potter Street by a Special Constable on patrol.…

TWO HARLOW men have been charged with the theft of catalytic converters across town. Christopher Lee, aged 20, of Fern Hill Lane and John Mitchell, aged 19, of Fern Hill Lane, Harlow have been charged with the following. Lee was charged with: On May 5th,…

A HARLOW man been jailed for driving whilst disqualified. Ricky Fetti, aged 32, of Risdens, Harlow pleaded guilty to the following at Chelmsford magistrates court. On June 5th, 2020 at Harlow drove a Ford Transit on Southern Way while disqualified from holding or obtaining a…

A TEENAGER has been arrested in connection with a fatal traffic collision. Neil Darnell, 50, from Waltham Abbey, sadly died after he was in collision with a car in Farm Hill Road, Waltham Abbey, at 10am on Friday 16 April. Detectives have been carrying out…

POLICE took over a month to disclose information about the criminal histories of suspected abusers in almost a quarter of applications for background checks approved last year, Observer analysis has found. Clare’s Law, introduced in 2014, gives people the “right to ask” their force about any previous domestic…

A HARLOW woman has pleaded guilty to assaulting a police officer. Danielle Rogers, aged 37, of Moor Tower, Harlow pleaded guilty to the following at Chelmsford magistrates court. On November 14th, 2020 at Grays assaulted a police constable, acting in the exercise of her functions…

VANDALS broke into children’s charity, Kids Inspire over the May bank holiday weekend. The break in occurred by smashing locks and glass, while the building itself was ransacked for petty cash and foreign change – which has long been an income stream for the charity.…

ESSEX Police want to speak to Ellis Smithers in connection with allegations of assault, harassment, malicious communications and failing to stop after a collision. The 25-year-old has links to Harlow and Sawbridgeworth. Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to contact police at Harlow.…

TWO people have been charged with drugs offences in Harlow. Stephanie Mattacks, 35, of Trehurst Street, Homerton, London, has been charged with conspiracy to supply crack cocaine and heroin, and conspiracy to transfer criminal property. Morad Limlahi, 32, of Rossendale Street, Clapton, London, has been…

THE AILING father of a man whose body was found in Michael Barrymore’s swimming pool 20 years ago said he believed “the truth will come out”. Stuart Lubbock, 31, died after being found unconscious in the TV presenter’s pool in Roydon, Essex, in March 2001.…