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…

POLICE in East Herts are appealing for help and information in order to find a man who is currently wanted. Daniel Walton aged 34, who is thought to be from Harlow, is wanted in connection with a burglary in Ware Road in Hertford at the…

ROGER Hirst, the Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Essex wants to hear about your community heroes – people from across Essex who make an ‘Outstanding Contribution to Community Safety’. Do you know somebody in your community who goes the extra mile to support vulnerable…

TWO men involved in the attempted murder of a man in The Downs area of Harlow in January last year, have been sentenced to a total of 27 years at Chelmsford Crown Court today (Thursday). Charlie Knight, 20, formerly of Broadgate in Sutton St, Edmund,…

A MAN has pleaded guilty after a man was threatened with a gun following a dispute over driving in Harlow. The victim, a man in his 30s, had confronted someone in Pittmans Field at around 5.35pm on September 11, 2016 about his driving, claiming he…

ESSEX Police are investigating reports of a distraction burglary in Arkwrights, Harlow, at around 3.30pm on January 4. A person, who was described as being male and in their late teens, was reported to have stolen a wallet from a victim after gaining entry to…

AN elderly British couple from Harlow have been stabbed and robbed while on a hiking holiday in South Africa. Don and Yvonne Cormack were knifed on Table Mountain, in the city of Cape Town, Western Cape province, south-western South Africa reports a newspaper. Don, 71,…

A MAN FROM Harlow has been charged with a number of offences in relation to offensive weapons and criminal damage. Jake Wright, aged 23, of Clifton Hatch, Harlow has been charged with the following. On 10/11/2017 at Harlow had with you, without good reason or…

ESSEX Police are appealing for information after a 77-year-old man was punched in the head and robbed in Harlow. The victim was walking in Kingsmoor Road at around 12.10am today (Saturday, January 13) when he was hit on the back of the head, knocking him…