A DRUG dealer, who assaulted officers after he was found with Class A drugs and a zombie knife, has been jailed for more than three years. The weapons, drugs and criminal have now safely been removed from the county’s streets thanks to the work of…

A MAN has been charged with rape. Nicholas Bell, 22, of Little Brays, Harlow, was arrested following reports a woman aged in her 30s had been assaulted at the Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow on Sunday 5 April. He is due to appear at Chelmsford…

POLICE are urging members of the public to stay at home after they were called out to a serious crash bear Harlow on Sunday afternoon. The pedestrian, in her 50s, was taken to hospital by air ambulance following the incident which took place at around…

THE National Domestic Abuse helpline has seen a 25% increase in calls and online requests for help since the lockdown, the charity Refuge says. It received hundreds more calls last week compared to two weeks earlier, the charity which runs the helpline said. Campaigners have…

Update: April 5th An 18-year-old boy from Harlow was arrested on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm and released on bail until April 23. A 17-year-old boy from Harlow was arrested on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm and released on bail until April 24.…

CORONAVIRUS has created a three-fold “perfect storm” for abusers to groom children online by taking advantage of the crisis, the NSPCC is warning. The charity said while tech firms have had to scale back on moderators who combat sexual abuse, offenders are seeing an unprecedented…

WE have received a number of reports of bike thefts in Harlow Town Centre on Saturday morning. The first was outside Asda at 10am. It is a red and white Giant OCR. The bike belongs to a key worker, who was riding to and from…

A HARLOW man is set to stand trial over an allegation of a sex offence against a child. Tyler Jenns, aged 24, of Radburn Close, Harlow has been charged with the following. Between 31/07/2018 and 23/08/2018 at Harlow, being a person aged 18 or over,…

ON FRIDAY afternoon, Harlow Town FC suffered a break-in, causing extensive damage to their storage garage and club shop. A spokesperson said: “Our garage was ram-raided with a vehicle, and the perpetrators made off with pitch maintenance equipment, but not before they caused significant damage…

ESSEX Police is appealing for information following a collision involving a motorcyclist in Harlow. They were called at around 9pm on Friday 27 March with reports that a blue and silver Yamaha motorbike left Second Avenue and crashed. The motorcyclist was taken to hospital for…

ESSEX Police has made a successful application for the continued detention of over a thousand pounds of a Harlow man’s money. The application was made at Chelmsford magistrates court in March. The successful application was for further continued detention of seized cash, namely £1,642.09 .…

ESSEX Police is reminding people in Harlow to be vigilant following reports that fraudsters are attempting to take advantage of the current climate by carrying out crime online and at people’s doorsteps. Fraudsters will go to extreme lengths to get access to your hard earned…

ESSEX Police is appealing for information following a theft on Friday 27 March at around 2.50pm. Boxes containing respirators were taken from outside a property in Hollyfield in Harlow where they were waiting to be collected by a courier. Two men in a black car…

Court report from early March A HARLOW man has pleaded guilty to sending malicious and threatening messages to a number of people. Ashley Thompson, aged 24, of Spencers Croft, Harlow pleaded guilty to the following at Chelmsford magistrates court. On 10/08/2019 at Harlow sent to…