Crime
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…
A TEENAGER was arrested on suspicion of drug dealing in garages in Westifeld, Harlow. An Essex Police spokesperson said: “We arrested a man on suspicion of possession with intent to supply drugs after receiving a call about a suspicious vehicle in Westfield, Harlow, at around…
A MAN has been found guilty of driving without due care and attention after using intimidating behaviour towards an police staff worker in Epping Upland. Daniel Rundle, 31, of Markwell Wood, Harlow, was fined £462, ordered to pay £520 in cost and £100 in compensation…
MORE than 6,000 grooming crimes have been recorded by police in England and Wales since April 2013, new Home Office figures show. There were a total of 2,996 grooming crimes recorded from April to December 2017, which included the new offence of Sexual Communication with…
ESSEX Police are no longer looking for Ashley Wood, who we wanted to speak to in connection with an investigation into making threats to kill and breaching bail conditions. A 25-year-old man from Enfield was arrested today, Tuesday, April 24, on suspicion of making threats…
Update: 1900 hrs Officers investigating a stabbing outside a pub in Harlow are continuing to appeal for dash cam footage. A man, aged in his 30s, was stabbed at the junction of Station Road and High Street at around 9.30pm, Friday, April 20. Three men…
A HARLOW woman is set to attend court on a careless driving charge. Nagina Ali, aged 37, of Waterhouse Moor has been charged with the following. On 13/12/2017 at Loughton drove a BMW car on a road, namely M11 Southbound at Loughton, without due care…
A TEENAGE boy from Harlow has been fined £60 for throwing objects onto the M11 motorway. The thirteen-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons pled guilty at Chelmsford Youth Court to the following. On May 6th, 2017, at Harlow, intentionally and without authority or…
MUCH of the questioning on day three of the trial centred on the weather condtions in Harlow. Pets’ Corner worker Karen Hughes told the court that she was in the Water Gardens where some of the pets were on display under a gazebo. Mrs Hughes…





