RESIDENTS and businesses are invited to attend Harlow Council’s Community Safety Summit on Thursday 19 February to discuss crime and antisocial behaviour in the town. The summit will bring together residents, partners and local leaders to share experiences, explore challenges and help shape new approaches…

A HARLOW man has been sentenced for being in possession of a number of offensive weapons. Aston Allen, aged 19, of Northbrooks, Harlow appeared at Chelmsford magistrates court in relation to the following. On June 13th, 2025 possessed in private, namely an address in Northbrooks,…

TWO people have been charged in connection with a disturbance in Harlow last night. Officers were called to The Essex Skipper in The Stow shortly before 11.20pm and were on scene within five minutes. During their attendance two officers reporting being assaulted. Two people were…

QUICK responding officers have recovered a vehicle within 30 minutes of it being stolen this morning (Sunday 1 February). A spokesperson said: “We received a call reporting a white BMW had been taken from an address in Milwards shortly before 6.20am. Our officers were able…

ESSEX Police want to speak to this woman in connection with a burglary from a long boat at Aquaside in Broxbourne. It happened between 6.35pm and 7.45pm on 3 January. Bank cards were taken and later used in a shop in Enfield. If you have…

ESSEX Police officers have praised the bravery of a woman attacked and falsely imprisoned in Saffron Walden who’s now seen her attacked jailed for more than six years. The victim and Danny Chandler, now 47, of Whittlesey Road in March, were staying in the town…

A HARLOW man has been charged with a series of sex offences involving children, spread over a seventeen year period. Ian Green, aged 44, of Kingsland, Harlow appeared at Chelmsford magistrates court, charged with the following. The alleged offences range from July 2004 to November…

THANKS to officers from the North East Regional Organised Crime Unit (NEROCU), working together with City of London Police, Eastern Regional Special Operations Unit (ERSOU) and Regional Organised Crime Unit West Midlands (ROCUWM), four men have found themselves in custody after officers believe they’re involved…

A HARLOW man has been banned after pleading guilty to driving under the influence of drugs. Nathan Simons, aged 33, of Brooklane Field, Harlow pled guilty to the following at Chelmsford magistrates court. On September 19th, 2025 on First Avenue in Harlow, you did drive…

A FIFTH man has been arrested in relation to arson attacks on properties and a car linked to Sir Keir Starmer last year. A 19-year-old man was arrested on Wednesday, 28 January in Harlow. He was arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit arson and…

A MAN has been charged with making threats to kill, assault and an offence against the children and young persons act. Omar Abdillahi, aged 38, of Mark Hall Moors, Harlow appeared at Chelmsford magistrates court charged with the following. On January 17th, 2026, at Harlow…

A MAN arrested while suffering a serious mental breakdown had been incarcerated at Chelmsford Prison for just seven hours before he took his own life. An inquest into 40-year-old Stuart Berry found that the treatment he received from mental health services “possibly more than minimally…

OLD Harlow councillor, Joel Charles has responded to the publication of the Police Reform White Paper: Councillor Charles (Cons) said: “The Government intends to radically shake up the way policing is delivered across England and Wales. A new National Police Service will be established to,…

A VIOLENT offender has been jailed for life for murdering a man with a pick-up truck in Harlow – and his associates face a combined sentence of six years for robbery. Drug addicts Jeremy Heath, 51, Joe Jones, 38, and Matthew Arnold, 40, were looking…