Statement from Essex Police We are investigating after a 20-year-old man was stabbed in The Hides, in Harlow, shortly before 2.30pm today, Sunday 6 June.  We were called to the scene by colleagues in the ambulance service who were treating the man who had sustained…

POLICE were pelted with objects by “hostile” ravers as they attempted to shut down an event attended by 200 people. Essex Police were called to a unlicensed music event in a field off Forest Drive in Theydon Bois, Essex, at 23:00 BST on Saturday. The…

Update: Bicycle has been found. A YH reader was walking her dog in the Mark Hall Moors area and saw bike. Family have picked it up and police have been contacted. ===================== AN APPEAL has been made after a teenage boy had his bike stolen…

A HARLOW man has been charged with several road traffic offences. Zafer Vatansever, aged 20, of Great Brays, Harlow has been charged with the following. On December 13th, 2020 at Sheering drove a Mercedes C250 on The Street, Sheering without due care and attention. On…

TODAY, [Wednesday 2 June] Essex’s amazing volunteer police officers have been honoured with The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service, the highest award a voluntary group can receive in the UK.  And the award includes a ‘special designation’ for providing impactful support during the early months…

AN appeal has been made after over a hundred copies of a very popular community magazine in Harlow were stolen. Publisher Lorraine Perry said: “One of my deliverers has just had their bag of around a hundred CM17’s stolen from the Seeleys area of Old…

TWO people arrested on suspicion of murder after the death of a baby in Harlow have answered bail. Essex Police has confirmed that they have been re-bailed until July 12th while they continue with their enquiries. Essex Police are investigating the circumstances behind the death…

THE EMERGENCY services were out in force in Church Langley on Tuesday afternoon. There were reports of police, paramedics and the air ambulance near Tescos. An Essex Police spokesperson said: “This appears to have been in connection with search for a boy who had gone…

A HARLOW resident has been charged with assaulting two paramedics. Rose Muzangwa, aged 34, of Victoria Court, School Lane Harlow has been charged with the following. On December 1st, 2020 assaulted an emergency worker, namely a Paramedic, acting in the exercise of her functions as…

PARAMEDICS in England are to be fitted with body cameras in order to prevent thousands of attacks on frontline staff each year reports ITV More than 3,500 ambulance staff reported being assaulted in the last year, a 32% rise from five years ago. Medics will wear the…

A HARLOW resident has been banned for two years after driving under the influence of drugs. Nicolae Bratu, aged 24, of Rushes Mead, Harlow pleaded guilty to the following. On October 8th, 2020 at Harlow drove a motor vehicle, namely Hyundai Accent, on a road,…

A MAN has been charged with breaching Covid regulations by allowing a wedding reception to take place at a restaurant in Harlow. Ali Muhin, aged 48, of Scarborough Street, London has been charged with the following. On November 3rd, 2020, Ali Muhin, without reasonable or…

PATIENCE is the key when it comes to disrupting gangs which are intent on bringing drugs into Essex. That’s the view of Detective Chief Inspector Lewis Basford who has now led Essex Police’s Serious Violence Unit for just over a year. In that time, the…

A MAN who was taking driving theory tests for other people by wrapping a bandage around his head has been arrested after his scam was discovered by staff members reports the Metro 28-year-old Izmir Senaj, from East Ham, London had reportedly used numerous excuses for his head injuries at several DVSA sites across the country…