Crime
POLICE Officers executed a warrant at an address on Little Grove Field around 12.15pm on Wednesday 6 November. A small quantity of drugs was found. No arrests were made.
POTTER Street residents have hit back at claims by a police officer that they are conducting a “witch-hunt” against youths accused of being involved in crime and anti-social behaviour in the area. AS YH has reported, shopkeepers at Prentice Place and local residents have made…
THE government plans to close a legal loophole that has allowed drivers who use mobile phones to film or take photographs to escape prosecution reports the BBC. It is illegal for drivers to call or text on hand-held phones but some have dodged punishment for…
The requirement for obtaining a firearms licence in Harlow is changing from Friday 1 November. THOSE who wish to apply for a firearms or shotgun licence will now be required to supply medical information verified by a GP, as part of the application process. This…
A HARLOW man was among four men to have received suspended prison sentences for their involvement in a brawl on the night of the Leicester City helicopter crash reports the BBC. The violence began outside the King Power Stadium on 27 October 2018 an hour…
ESSEX Police are now in the position to name a man who sadly died after being struck by a car in Harlow on Friday 18 October. Local man, 38-year-old Philip Burr, died in hospital the following day. A post-mortem examination has now been carried out…
ESSEX Police are appealing for your help to identify a man in connection with the theft of a wallet in Harlow. The victim, a man in his 30s, was in McDonalds restaurant in Staple Tye Shopping Centre, Southern Way, when his wallet was taken from…
A MOTORBIKE rider has been found guilty of causing death by dangerous driving of an elderly man as he crossed a road in Harlow. Dennis Piper was struck by a blue and white Suzuki motorbike as he crossed Cambridge Road at around 4.30pm on 3…
A THIEF involved in a crime group that targeted cash machines, cars and homes has been jailed for six-and-a-half years. It follows an investigation by the Kent and Essex Serious Crime Directorate into a series of cross border commercial and dwelling burglaries, car thefts and…
AN INQUEST is set to open into the death of a man stuck down by a car in Potter Street. Philip Burr, aged 38, was found seriously injured in Potter Street at just after midnight on Friday October 18th. He died two days later in…
A MAN has been arrested following a warrant in Harlow. Police executed a warrant 12.25pm on Sunday 27 October at an address in Brays Mead. Brendan Brytz, 35, of Brays Mead, Harlow was arrested and has now been charged with two counts of criminal damage,…
A HARLOW teenager has pleaded guilty to causing actual bodily harm and an assault. Josie Jacobs, aged 18, of Coppice Hatch, Harlow pleaded guilty at Chelmsford magistrates court on October 22nd, 2019. Jacobs had been charged with: On 09/08/2019 at Harlow assaulted Joan Priestman, thereby…
A MAN has admitted dangerous driving following an incident on the M11 where a car was seen driving along the hard shoulder before colliding with another vehicle. It was reported a silver BMW convertible had been seen driving along the hard shoulder on the northbound…
A HARLOW man is set to stand trial on a number of charges relating to the supply of drugs. Troy Smith, aged 38, of Church Leys, Harlow has been charged with the following. Between 01/05/2018 and 19/06/2019 at Harlow conspired together with other persons to…
A DISPERSAL order will be put in place tomorrow, Saturday 26 October, following reports of a planned car meet in #Harlow. The event has been advertised at Oaks Retail Park off Edinburgh Way and following concerns about anti-social behaviour and dangerous driving. The dispersal order…
RECORDED sexual offences against children in Essex have risen by 64% in four years, data obtained by the NSPCC has revealed. There were 2,122 offences recorded by Essex Police in 2018/19 – up from 1,293 in 2014/15.* Analysis of the data also reveals that where…
