Crime
Update: 0900 hrs Monday June 24th A woman arrested at Stansted Airport over the weekend has since been released on bail. The 25-year-old, from Maidenhead in Berkshire, was arrested on suspicion of common assault, criminal damage and endangering an aircraft. She has been released on…
By Local Democracy Reporter Piers Meyler HUMAN rights campaigners have hit out at Essex Police after new figures revealed how the force is increasingly using spit guards including on children –the youngest being 15 years old. Figures from Essex Police have shown spit guards have…
ANOTHER very busy month for the Community Policing Team which started off with two drugs warrants being executed in Carters Mead and Rushton Grove, drugs were seized and arrests made. Speeding and road safety continues to be an issue and speed checks have been carried…
ESSEX Police is appealing for information after reports that two men were assaulted outside a service station in Kitson Way, Harlow, in the early hours of this morning, Saturday, 22 June. The men, both aged in their 20s, remain in hospital with serious injuries. It…
ESSEX Police has seized suspected class A drugs and arrested four people after carrying out search warrants at two Harlow homes. It was part of a crackdown called Operation Zeal, which targeted those involved in drug dealing, knife crime and violent offences across Essex. A…
A MAN who stabbed his landlord in the chest as they drove to Harlow town centre has been jailed. Ainars Jozans, 29 of Pyenest Road, Harlow, received 64 months for wounding with intent and 12 months for possession of a knife, to run concurrent, at…
COCAINE worth thousands, £50,000 in luxury goods and £21,000 in cash are some of the criminal assets seized during day two of a countywide crackdown targeting those involved in drug dealing, knife crime and violent offences. So far today, Wednesday June 19, officers have arrested…
FOURTEEN police officers reported being assaulted over the weekend during four separate incidents in the south of the county. Some of the officers reported being bitten and spat at while attending incidents in Basildon and Southend areas on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. Deputy Chief Constable…
ESSEX Police were called to reports of a man found collapsed in Potter Street, Harlow at around 7.45pm on Friday, June 14. When they attended we found the man had sustained facial injuries. Through their investigations we believe he may have been assaulted in Carters…
ESSEX Police are putting a dispersal order in place in Harlow in response to a planned car meet at the Oaks Retail Park. The order will be in place between 6pm on Saturday, June 15 and 2am on Sunday, June 16 and is aimed at…
THE ‘Parents, Did You Know?’ campaign is launching a number of events across Essex over the coming year which parents can sign up to, or just drop by on the day. The events will be run by the Essex Safeguarding Children Board in partnership with…
ESSEX Police would like to talk to Ryan Griffin, 35, from Loughton, who is wanted for breaching a court order. Griffin is of a medium build, around 6ft 1ins and has cropped hair with a side parting and a short cropped brown beard. He has…
HARLOW officers dealt with 18 people for suspected offences including possession of weapons and drugs after using stop and search powers over the weekend. They were authorised to use powers under Section 60 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 after a man…
A MAN has been charged after a taxi driver was assaulted in Harlow. Anthony Olive, 27, of Cozens Lane West, Broxbourne, has been charged with assault by beating, following an incident in Red Lion Lane on February 14. He denied the charge at Chelmsford Magistrates’…
Dear Editor, I am a disabled resident of Harlow and have lived here for 50 years. It used to be a town to be proud of. Sadly it’s fast becoming a dirty, run down and unsettling place. I rely on public transport due to my…
A THIRD Section 60 Authority has been authorised in Harlow town centre from 2pm today, Sunday, June 9, until midnight, to continue our work in preventing further violent incidents from occurring in the area. A Section 60 Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 Authority…





