A COLT who was found collapsed, with necrotic wounds to the bone for which his owner had failed to seek vet treatment, had to be put down to prevent him suffering further reports Horse and Hound. Carl Knowles, 29, of Halbutt Street, Dagenham, appeared at…

THE government has been accused of “kicking the can down the road” over its appalling rape conviction record reports The Mirror Dame Vera Baird QC, the Victims’ Commissioner for England and Wales, described a long awaited government Rape Review published last week as “underwhelming”. Rape…

POLICE officers swooped on a street in Harlow after reports of a person with a firearm. Armed police were seen on Broadfields (off Maddox Road) whilst the police helicopter circled overhead. An Essex Police spokesperson said: “We were called to reports someone had been seen…

ESSEX Police is investigating an attempted burglary that took place on Sunday 13th June at about 0400hrs. Two males were seen trying a door handle on an address within the area of Rushton Grove in Church Langley, #Harlow. They have a CCTV image of the…

A HARLOW man is set to stand trial accused of dealing in heroin and crack cocaine. Connor Shand, aged 29, of Pennymead, Harlow was charged with the following. On March 18th, 2018 at Harlow was concerned in the supplying of a quantity of “crack” cocaine,…

Update: Saturday June 19th Statement from Essex Police A 26 year-old man arrested on suspicion of a number of offences including criminal damage, threats to kill, possession of a firearm and sending an offensive communication has been told he will face no further action. Update:  A…

A VIOLENT thug from Harlow has been jailed for three years after a teenager was stabbed in Harlow Town Centre. An 18 year-old man was found injured outside Paddas Newsagents in Eastgate at around 5.10pm on Sunday 3 May having been assaulted in Post Office…

A HARLOW man is set to stand trial over charges that he was in possession of a knuckleduster and a machete at a railway station. Luke Burd, aged 31, of Westfield, Harlow was charged with the following. On April 8th, 2020 at Crewe Railway Station,…

THE number of sexual offences committed in schools was only just short of the previous years figures, according to recent data. According to a review by Ofsted, a total of 157 cases in schools, colleges and academies were reported to Essex Police in the school…

Update: Wednesday September 22nd We are investigating after a 20-year-old man was stabbed in The Hides, in Harlow, shortly before 2.30pm today, Sunday 6 June. Two men – both aged 20 – have been rebailed until 18 November.Two other men – aged 19 and 21…

A HARLOW man has been charged with importing drugs into the country. Paul Smith, aged 44, of Great Plumtree, Harlow was charged with the following. On October 10th, 2020 at Stansted Airport was knowingly concerned in carrying certain goods, namely 14kg of Cannabis, a Class…

A HARLOW man has pleaded guilty to assaulting one women and harassing another. Vince Brooks, aged 35, of Pennymead, Harlow pled to the following at Chelmsford magistrates court. On February 26th, 2021 at Harlow in the county of Essex assaulted a woman by beating her.…

ESSEX Police are investigating an incident in Harlow which took place at about 10pm on Sunday 13 June. Police received a number of calls to a disturbance in Fold Croft. A police spokesperson said: “As part of our initial investigations we believe three people inside…

A MAN has been charged in connection with a series of sexual offences in west Essex and across the border into Hertfordshire. They are investigating a number of reports of indecent exposure and sexual assault around the area of Nazeing and Dobbs Weir between January…