Crime
AT the end of National Volunteers Week, Roger says a huge thank to you everyone who volunteers across Essex, each one playing a key role in helping to keep the county safe not just during these times of COVID-19 but every day of the year.…
ESSEX Police have charged a man with handling stolen goods and possession of a weapon for the discharge of a noxious liquid in Harlow. John Mitchell, 18, of Fern Hill Lane, Harlow, is due to appear at Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday 5 August. The…
HEARTLESS thieves stole a bicycle on the premises of a Harlow factory. The location was the O-I factory (formerly United Glass) on Edinburgh Way, Harlow. The bike is a Giant Roam 3 black bike with orange trimmings. The theft occurred between 7.30 am and 4…
CLOSE TO two hundred Harlow residents attended at Harlow Town Park showground on Wednesday evening to support the campaign for justice for murdered American George Floyd. Video footage showing a Minneapolis police officer kneeling on the 46-year-old’s neck before he died has sparked widespread calls…
MORE than 10 people a day were arrested on suspicion of drug driving during May as our officers continue to keep you safe on our roads. Officers made a record 331 drug driving arrests last month – an increase of more than 25 percent on…
Update: Protest location has been changed to show ground at Harlow Town Park.
FOUR men have been charged as part of Operation Dextran, an intelligence-led operation to tackle the supply and dealing of Class A drugs across London and the Home Counties. Vincent Ojo, 30 (17.11.1989) of Edinburgh Gate, Harlow, Essex has been charged with possession with intent…
A MAN from Harlow has appeared before the courts after being caught with cannabis at a flat in Bournemouth. Jaden Drake, aged 22, of Terminus Street, Harlow, admitted having a gram of the class B drug in his possession at an address in Moore Avenue,…
MORE than 10,000 online grooming crimes have been recorded by police under a new law that made it illegal to send sexual messages to children, the NSPCC has revealed. New figures obtained via freedom of information requests show that 10,119 offences of sexual communication with…
A MAN who repeatedly stabbed two women with a carving fork in their Harlow home has been jailed for 10 years. Alan Giles, 67, of Woodleys, Harlow, was jailed for 10 years and will serve a further three years at licence for two counts of…
DETECTIVES investigating reports a woman was dragged into a vehicle in Harlow yesterday, Friday 29 May, believe she has since left the vehicle uninjured. They are now looking to speak to woman, or anyone known to her, in what they are treating as a domestic…
ESSEX Police are appealing for information following reports a woman was dragged into a vehicle in Harlow this morning, Friday 29 May. They received information that a woman was forced into a grey Nissan Murano – registration NJ07 TZN – in Westfield at around 6am.…
DETECTIVES are appealing for information following an aggravated burglary in Water Lane, Roydon. Police were called at around 2.30am this morning, Thursday 28 May with reports that a house has been broken into. Six men forced entry to the property and threatened those inside with…
TWO men have been arrested following an incident in Harlow. The police were called with reports of a three-vehicle collision in Water Lane, Roydon at around 8.10pm yesterday evening, Wednesday 27 May. A Range Rover, BMW and a Lorry were in collisions, no serious injuries…
A MAN has pleaded guilty to having a knife in a public place following an incident in Harlow last week. The police received a call at around 10.55pm on Monday 18 May reporting a man had been seen with a knife and making threats in…
RESIDENTS in a Harlow street woke up on Saturday morning to discover over 25 cars had been vandalised. As the film below shows, all the cars were parked on Altham Grove, off Howard Way in Harlow. It appears that a mindless vandal has walked along…
