A FOURTEEN-year-old girl has been arrested following a stabbing in Milwards. The incident happened on the evening of March 27th. An Essex Police spokesperson said: “We arrested a 14-year-old girl on suspicion of grievous bodily harm with intent, threats to kill and malicious communications on…

ESSEX Police is appealing for information after an elderly man suffered a serious head after he fell from a bus in Harlow. A spokesperson said: “We were called at around 10.50pm on Friday, May 3, with reports that a man aged in 70s was unconscious…

INSPECTORS judged that Essex Police is ‘good’ at effectively reducing crime and keeping people safe, ‘good’ at operating efficiently and providing sustainable services to the public, and ‘good’ in the way it treats the public and its workforce. HM Inspector of Constabulary Zoe Billingham said…

ESSEX Police have arrested five men in North Weald in connection with car theft investigations. A spokesperson said: “We attended an address in Weald Bridge Road at around 7am yesterday, Friday, May 3. “We believe the site was being used for the breaking down of…

A POLICE helicopter helped Bishop’s Stortford officers investigate two unrelated crimes last Friday afternoon at around 1.30pm reports the Stortford Independent. The chopper was called to help trace a suspected vehicle thief. Officers tried to stop the driver in Fuller Court, off Stansted Road. He…

SUSSEX Police are appealing for help to trace a man wanted on recall to prison for breaching the terms of his licence. 22-year-old James Bryant, from Harlow, Essex, has had his licence revoked. He was last seen in Guildford on Monday, 22 April 2019. He…

AN East of England shopworker is abused, threatened or assaulted over 19 times a year on average – Usdaw calls on the Government to act Shopworker’s trade union Usdaw has today released shocking statistics from their annual survey which shows that on average East of…

ESSEX Police are no longer looking to talk to a man in connection with defrauding a vulnerable woman in Harlow. A spokesperson said: “It was reported to us that a woman, aged in her 60s, had been defrauded of £55,000 between August 2018 and January…

CHELMSFORD Prison remains one of the most dangerous and violent jails in the country, new figures have shown. Figures released this week by the Ministry of Justice reveal that 635 attacks were recorded across HMP Chelmsford in 2018 – just eight other jails had higher…

A DISPERSAL order will be in place in Edinburgh Way and surrounding roads in Harlow this weekend, after reports of a planned car cruise event. The order will run from 6pm today, Friday, April 26 to 2am on Sunday, April 28. This gives officers the…

MORE than £1.5million of additional funding has been secured from the Home Office to help tackle serious violent crime within Essex. The extra funding will be used to increase our activities to help tackle street violence and knife crime. The announcement by Nick Hurd MP,…

ESSEX Police are releasing images of distinctive jewellery that was stolen during a burglary in the hope that someone may have information on what has happened to them. A home in Upper Mealines, Harlow, was burgled between 2.45pm and 3.45pm on Thursday 4 April. A…

A HARLOW man has been charged with driving under the influence of drugs. Leigh Purcell, aged 20, of Fesants Croft, Harlow has been charged with the following. On 11/10/2018 at Harlow drove a motor vehicle, namely Hyundai Classic on a road, namely Howard Way, when…

A HARLOW man has been fined and banned for drug-driving and well as drug possession. Jamel Drummond, aged 24, of Great Brays, Harlow pled guilty at Chelmsford magistrates court to the following. On 11/09/2018 at Harlow had in your possession a quantity of cannabis, a…