A DRUG dealer who “coerced” a 15-year-old boy into helping him deal Class A drugs has been jailed for more than four years. Chelmsford Crown Court heard how officers from the West Operation Raptor team stopped a teenage boy in the Ladyshot area of Harlow…

AN international medical equipment salesman from Harlow who downed one mini-bottle of wine after another on an 11-hour flight has admitted drunkenly assaulting a 70-year-old woman sitting next to him. Andrew Few, 39, of Harlow, was on a BA flight from South Africa to the…

A TWELVE-year old boy from Harlow faces court over a number of charges including possesion of an imitation firearm. The child, who cannot be named for legal reasons, has been charged with the following. On 28/11/2017 at Harlow assaulted another by beating him. On 29/11/2017…

ESSEX Police are urging the public to vigilant about rogue traders or bogus callers. It follows an incident in Dunmow on Thursday, May 10 where someone offered to carry out work on a driveway claiming they had spare shingle. It was reported their van had…

A HARLOW man is set to stand trial on a charge of arson. Simon House, aged 41, of Moorfield, Harlow, is charged with the following. On 20/02/2018 at Harlow committed arson in that without lawful excuse you destroyed by fire clothing of a value unknown…

A HARLOW man has been jailed for six years after pleading guilty to a series of charges, including stealing a car which was subsequently involved in a serious collision on the M11 near Chigwell and Loughton. It happened at around 7pm on Friday, July 28.…

Statement from Essex Police TWO fairground workers have been convicted of manslaughter by gross negligence after a girl died when the bouncy castle she was playing on became untethered during poor weather conditions. Married couple Shelby and William Thurston had not adequately anchored the inflatable…

THE region’s ambulance service came under attack on two separate occasions while dedicated staff attempted to treat patients over the busy Bank Holiday weekend. Hundreds of life-saving staff from the East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust responded to almost 11,000 emergency calls during the…

DID you see a theft near Southern Way, Harlow, overnight on Wednesday, May 2nd?. Suspects took 30 large rubber mats from a field a short distance away from McDonalds between 7pm and 8.45am. The mats were in place to assist vehicles carrying out engineering works…

A WOMAN has been jailed for six months after vandalising a church in Harlow. Charlie Buckley, aged 45, No Fixed Abode, pled guilty to the following at Chelmsford magistrates court. On 02/01/2018 at Harlow without lawful excuse, damaged front glass door to the value of…

ESSEX Police are asking people in Harlow to be vigilant after reports of distraction burglaries in the Broadfield (The Dashes) and Churchgate Street (Old Harlow) areas. A spokesperson said: We’ve received two reports of someone knocking on doors around 12.15pm today (Monday, May 7) and…

A MAN is set to stand trial over charges involving an offensive weapon and police assault. Peter Hanrahan, aged 58, of Fold Croft, Harlow has been charged with the following. On 10/03/2018 at Harlow had with you, without good reason or lawful authority, in a…

THREE men have been arrested on suspicion of drug driving following roads policing operations in Corringham and Harlow. An Essex Police spokesperson said: “We arrested a 45-year-old man from Fobbing in Lampits Hil and a 38-year-old man from Stanford-le-Hope in Southend Road yesterday, Wednesday, May…

ESSEX Police are appealing for the public’s help in finding a man sought in connection with a collision which left a police officer with serious leg injuries on Tuesday (24 April). Jack Mitchell, 18, from Essex, has links to Bedfordshire and north London, although is…