THE TRIAL for two fairground workers accused of the manslaughter of Summer Grant in Harlow Town Park in March 2016 is set for Apri. A trial date of February 5th, 2018 was initially tabled but this has now been moved to April 16th. Two fairground…

A MAN who tried to evade justice for an attempted robbery has been jailed for nearly seven years. Derek Lawless was arrested in September 2014 after a 63-year-old man was assaulted in Harlow. The victim had gone to a shop in Partridge Road at about…

TEAMS from across the force are carrying out activity across Essex this week under the nationwide Operation Sceptre (Monday, February 12 to Friday, February 16). Every day of the year, our officers deal with knife related crime, and Op Sceptre’s February week of action is…

OFFICERS investigating a fire at an address in Harlow are releasing a CCTV image of two cars whose drivers we want to identify. A police spokeserson said: “We were called to reports of a fire at an address in The Chantry at around 11.45am on…

1430 hrs Statement from Essex Police “We were called to reports of a man’s body in a pond in the Church End area of Harlow at around 10.30am on Saturday, February 10. “We attended and, sadly, a man was found deceased. “The death is not…

ESSEX Police would like to talk to these men in connection with a knife-point robbery in Harlow at around 2pm on Friday, February 2. A man approached the victim in The High and asked him if he was interested in buying a new phone. The…

POLICE are appealing for information about an armed robbery in North Weald. A man walked into Coverdale Racing, in High Road, at around 8.40pm on January 17, and pulled out what is believed to be a black handgun. He threatened a member of staff and…

A suspected drug dealer has now gone 21 days without excreting the drugs he is suspected of dealing. He was arrested on Wednesday, January 17 by officers from Essex Police’s Operation Raptor West team for failing to stop for police in Ladyshot, Harlow, along with…

ESSEX Police has almost 600 fewer officers compared to five years ago, new figures have revealed. Home Office statistics show there were 3,408 officers serving in the county in 2012. But now the number is as low as 2,818 and has been on a steady…

ESSEX Police have arrested a man in connection with a fire at a property in Harlow. A spokesperson said: “We received reports shortly before 11.45am today, Wednesday, February 7, that a property in The Chantry was on fire. Our colleagues from Essex County Fire &…

ESSEX Police has arrested two people after officers were in pursuit of a stolen Arctic lorry that was used during a theft in Harlow. Essex Police received reports that the vehicle was used to ram gates at a business in Temple Bank, Harlow, at around…

ANOTHER 12 drivers have been convicted following Essex Police’s Christmas anti-drink and drug driving campaign. 148 people were arrested during the month-long campaign which ran between December 1 and January 1. They are releasing the details and pictures of those convicted to act as a…

ESSEX Police would like to find these items of jewellery after they were stole during a burglary in Harlow. They received reports that suspects broke into a property close to Fifth Avenue between 11.30am and 1.15pm on Friday, January 26. They carried out a messy…

HERTS Police want to locate 26-year-old Ricky Brinkley who is wanted in connection with using threatening behaviour. It is believed that Ricky could be in the Harlow area and anyone who has either seen him or knows of his whereabouts is urged to contact us…