ESSEX Police have reported two successes involving stolen cars, even though one of the vehicles was involved in a crash while being pursued. The driver was arrested. A statement this morning (Friday, 31 December) from Thurrock police said: “Officers from our Operational Support Group had…

More than £1 billion has been recovered from the proceeds of crime and tax offenders since the formation of a specialist HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) fraud squad five years ago. Launched in April 2016, the department’s Fraud Investigation Service (FIS) has now recovered assets equivalent to…

FIVE people have been arrested on suspicion of firearm offences in connection with an incident at an address in Harlow. Police officers were called to Orchard Croft shortly before 5.25am on Monday 27 December. A 51-year-old man from Harlow, a 38-year-old woman from Harlow, an…

YH has received reports of a large and visible police presence near The Stow in Harlow. The exact location is a cul-de-sac in Orchard Croft. YH has been told that police have been there since the early hours of Monday morning (Dec 27th). When YH…

DETECTIVE Chief Inspector Jasmine Frost was recognised with a Queen’s Police Medal in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours List. And she has now been presented with her medal by the Princess Royal at an Investiture at Windsor Castle. Jasmine recently retired from the force after…

ESSEX Police are appealing for witnesses after a police officer was injured when a rock was thrown over the wall of a police station. The officer was struck at around 11.45am this morning, Friday 24 December, at Harlow police station in The High, Harlow. A…

POLICE officers working on Christmas Day will be thousands of pounds worse off than they were a decade ago as a result of their wages failing to keep pace with the cost of living, analysis by the Trades Union Congress (TUC) has shown. For those…

A MAN has been found not guilty of rape. Nicholas Bell, 24, of Little Brays, Harlow, was accused of assaulting a woman at Princess Alexandra Hospital on 5 April 2020. He had been charged with rape but, following a trial at Chelmsford Crown Court was…

A 43yr old male from London was arrested last night in the #Harlow area after Roads Policing officers working on the Christmas drink/drug driving campaign had a brief pursuit after he failed to stop for them. The driver resisted arrest but when presented with Taser…

THREE firms have been fined more than £1 million after their failings led to a workman suffering life-changing injuries when a 12kg bracket struck him on the head. Essex firms, Lorne Stewart PLC, PG Mechanical Services Ltd (PGMS) and Essex Engineering Solutions Ltd (EES), had…

Update: The 33-year-old from Harlow appeared at Colchester Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday 8 March charged with harassment and breaching a non-molestation order. He has been remanded in custody and will appear Monday 28 March. ESSEX Police want to speak to Stephen Coe in connection with…

OFFICERS investigating a theft from a Tesco store in Harlow are releasing a CCTV image of two men they want to speak to. Items worth a four-figure sum were taken from the store in East Road at around 4.55pm on 7 October. The incident is…

SIXTY-nine new officers have started work in your communities after passing out on Friday.The 35 men and 34 women took their oath to join the thousands of others of brave officers helping you, keeping you safe, and catching criminals every day. The new officers are…

A WOMAN assaulted by a man while riding her bike in Nazeing earlier this year has thanked officers after he was jailed. Domenico Anselmo, 27, of Meadgate Road, Nazeing, received a 4-year sentence yesterday (Thursday 16 December) at Chelmsford Crown Court, in connection with a…