LET’S Talk: Upcoming community police events in Harlow. Full details below. Wednesday 7 January – 10am to 2pmSafe to go Stow, 28 The Stow, Harlow Wednesday 14 January – 10am to 2pmSafe to go Stow, 28 The Stow, Harlow Wednesday 14 January – 4pm – 5pmLets Talk event…

THE first road safety strategy in more than a decade will save thousands of lives on the nation’s roads by tackling drink driving, improving training for young drivers and introducing mandatory eye tests for older motorists. Launched today (7 January 2026), the strategy sets out…

A FORMER Essex Police officer, who formed an inappropriate emotional relationship with a member of the public that they met through the course of their duties, would have been dismissed for gross misconduct had they not resigned, following an investigation by the Independent Office for…

A DRUG addict used his pickup truck to murder a man in a brutal attempt to get hold of crack cocaine, a court has heard reports the BBC. Arlind Xhokola, 26, suffered fatal rib and spine injuries when he was pinned to a tree by…

TWO people have been charged and a van has been seized in connection with a large fly-tip near Sawbridgeworth. At around 4.30pm on Saturday (3 January), a call was made to police reporting that household waste was being dumped on land in Redricks Lane. Officers…

A SEARCH has been launched to find a missing teenager who was last seen nearly two weeks ago. Hertfordshire police are looking for 16-year-old Kledjo, who was last seen in Berkhamsted at 10am on Saturday, December 27. A spokesman said he has links to Suffolk…

A SERVING Essex Police officer has been dismissed for gross misconduct after making false reports to police and an insurance company regarding the alleged theft of a vehicle. An accelerated misconduct hearing, chaired by Chief Constable Ben-Julian Harrington at Essex Police Headquarters in Chelmsford, which…

Update: From Essex Police: We’re no longer trying to find Marie Hutchinson, who’d been missing from Hatfield Heath.  She has been found, and officers are working to make sure she is safe and receives any care she needs. Thank you to everyone who shared our…

A WOMAN has been charged with assaulting an emergency worker outside The Bell Hotel in Epping. A spokesman for Essex Police said: “Officers responded to reports of fireworks being lit at a protest in Epping on the evening of Sunday December 28. Two women suspected…

TWO drivers were stopped for speeding at more than 100mph on the A13 at Pitsea during a recent week of action targeting dangerous driving. Officers were out across the county last week including on the A130, A414, and A13 as well as in places like…

ESSEX Police want to speak to Lee Hosford in connection with an incident of criminal damage. It was reported a car was damaged in Kingswood Park, Epping, on 8 December and 26 December. Lee is about 5ft 10in tall, stocky, with dark hair. He has…

EPPING Forest District Council offers condolences following the tragic news of a fatal aircraft incident at Hanningfield Reservoir in Chelmsford. A Council Spokesperson said: We are extremely saddened to hear of the tragic news of this fatal incident that occurred on Sunday at Hanningfield Reservoir.…

ROGER Hirst, Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Essex, has been appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the New Year Honour’s List. The Commissioner received this honour for services to Policing and to Community Safety. Mr Hirst said: “It’s…

TWO people have been arrested on suspicion of cannabis cultivation after approximately 20 cannabis plants were found at a property in Perry Spring, Harlow, on Wednesday 24 December A 33-year-old from Epping and a 41-year-old from Leigh-on-Sea were both arrested on suspicion of cannabis cultivation,…