A COMPANY director and a tree surgeon have been fined after a protected sycamore was illegally cut back. Helen Kelly–Howe, of Chingford, and John McAllister were ordered to pay a total of more than £2,000 after unauthorised work was carried on a tree in High…

A HARLOW woman was among nine people sentenced at Lewes Crown Court in connection with money laundering offences. In November the 11 people were convicted of money laundering offences following an investigation by the South East Regional Organised Crime Unit (SEROCU). Five men and four…

ESSEX Police has imposed a dispersal order in the Carters Mead area of Harlow after a stream of complaints regarding crime in the area. YH understands that the order is in place between 1800 hours on Sunday January 7th until 1800 hrs on Tuesday January…

A MAN has been charged with serious assault after an alleged incident on New Years Day. Colin Jones, aged 29, of Great Brays, Harlow has been charged with the following. On 01/01/2018 at Harlow, assaulted another, thereby occasioning, actual bodily harm. On 01/01/2018 at Harlow…

A WOMAN from Milwards has been banned from Boots in the town centre after stealing a £300 toothbrush. Sarah Rolph, aged 44, of Milwards pled guilty to the following at Chelmsford magistrates court. On 07/10/2017 at Harlow, stole Electric Toothbrush, to the value of £300,…

A drug dealer who was offering a special promotion on selling crack and heroin has been jailed for three years following another successful result from Essex Police’s Operation Raptor teams. Officers from the West Operation Raptor team stopped 35-year-old Martin Gardener in Parsonage Leys, Harlow…

Essex Police’s Deputy Chief Constable Matthew Horne has been accused of breaching a number of police standards. In August 2017, the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) found Mr Horne had a case to answer. A DEPUTY chief constable has been accused of injuring a fellow…

A total of 148 have been arrested during our Christmas anti-drink and drug driving campaign. The campaign ran from December 1, 2017 to January 1, 2018 during which 102 people were arrested for drink-related offences and 46 for drug-related offences. Five people arrested during the…

TWO teenagers are set to appear in court accused of assaulting a police officer in Harlow. The two sixteen-year-olds, who cannot be named for legal reasons, have been charged with the following. On 14/10/2017 at Harlow assaulted a constable in the execution of his duty.…

A WOMAN from Spinning Wheel Mead has been fined £220 for dumping seven bags of rubbish. The case was brought to Chelmsford magistrates court by Harlow District Council. Anita Newman, of Spinning Wheel Mead, Harlow was found guilty (in her absence) of the following. On…

A HARLOW teenager has been fined for assaulting a police officer in Harlow, The assault took place on November 21st, 2017 on Perry Road in Harlow. The sixteen-year-old teenager cannot be named for legal reasons. He was fined £205.00 at Chelmsford magistrates court. He was…

A MAN from Harlow has pled guilty to knife possession in the Market Square in Harlow. Connor Dedham aka Connor Enver, aged 23, of Potters Field, Harlow pled guilty at Chelmsford magistrates court to the following. On 04/11/2017 at Harlow had with you, without good…

A HARLOW resident has been fined over £500 for fly-tipping two bags of rubbish. Kristaps Balcers, of Kingsland, Harlow was fined for the following. He was fined £520.00 Balcers was tried in his absence. On or about 24/08/2017 at Harlow, you threw down, dropped or…

A Harlow officer has been described as “a credit to the police force” after coming to the aid of an elderly lady at the scene of a road traffic accident. Pc Josh Haase was on patrol at around 9am on Wednesday December 6 when he…