ROGER Hirst, Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Essex, has welcomed the revised Victims Code published by the Ministry of Justice last week. He said:  “Supporting victims of crime is one of the key areas of our focus in our Police and Crime Plan and…

Update: 1930 hrs Archie has been found A HARLOW teenager has been reported missing from Harlow. Archie Green, aged 14, was last seen in the Gilden Way area of the town (Old Harlow) at just after 7pm on Monday November 23rd. Last seen wearing black…

THREE £5,000 rewards are being offered for help to find three men wanted over a fatal shooting near Harlow.  Robert Powell, 50, was shot multiple times from a car on Water Lane in Roydon on 13 June and died in hospital the following day. Three…

A WOMAN has been charged in connection with the death of a man in Harlow. Philip Burr, 38, died after he was struck by a car in Potter Street on 18 October last year. Tina Waterfield, 49, of Elizabeth Way, Harlow, has been charged with…

FIVE people were arrested and 12 given fines as officers shut down an unlicensed music event in North Weald which was a clear and blatant breach of the Government’s COVID-19 regulations. Police had received intelligence about an event planned in the CM16 postcode and put…

A DISPERSAL order had been put in place in part of the Epping Forest District following information about an unlicensed music event planned there. The order covered the CM16 postcode which includes parts of Epping, Theydon Bois, Thornwood, North Weald Bassett, and Epping Green. It…

HOW many people dying on the roads in Essex every year do you think is acceptable? …….. 5?  20?  42? (42 is the actual number of people that died on our roads last year).  What if some of them were your family, your friends, neighbours, colleagues? …

PFCC funding bid wins more money to help break the cycle of domestic abuse JUST over £219,000 will be coming to Essex to help break the cycle of domestic abuse following a successful bid for funds from the Home Office by the Police, Fire and…

OFFICERS from Harlow Police have continued patrolling in different areas of the community since the move to Tier Two restrictions for Essex. The first weekend went well with the majority of people abiding by the new restrictions. We will be continuing these patrols as well…

TWELVE people arrested following a series of drug raids across Harlow have answered bail. A total of 19 people were arrested on Thursday 8 October in dawn raids across the town. Seven individuals were charged in relation to possession of a Class A drug with…

POLICE chiefs in England and Wales have temporarily suspended £10,000 fixed penalties for breaches of Covid rules on gatherings of more than 30 people. But the Home Office said it anticipated the fines would resume from Wednesday. The NPCC said it advised forces on Friday…

A PUB in Harlow has had its licence revoked following concerns about its links to alleged drug activity. The White Horse in Old Road was one of 18 addresses in Harlow that were raided on Thursday 8 October. The operation resulted in 19 arrests. Seven…

HARLOW Council has served a prohibition notice on the Tip Top Car Wash in Elizabeth Way. The car wash was operating during the current coronavirus national restrictions. Council officers, supported by Essex Police, issued the notice on Saturday (14 November). . Car washes must stay…

THE OWNERS of Ripped Gym in Harlow were arrested at an anti-lockdown protest in Liverpool at the weekend. Merseyside Police reported that 27 people were arrested on Saturday for public order offences and breaches of Coronavirus legislation in Liverpool City Centre. A number of films…