ESSEX Police are continuing to appeal for the public’s help to find Kelsey Phipps and Kelsie Charles both 15, who are missing from Tendring. They were reported missing at 5.30am on Wednesday, October 25th. Both have links to Ilford and Harlow and are believed to…

A man has been jailed for five years after abducting a child and attempting to sexually assault her. John Mercer, 30, of Quarry Spring, Harlow, was charged with abducting a child, attempted sexual assault, and three counts of making indecent images of children. He pleaded…

ESSEX Police are appealing for information following two incidents where wooden sleepers have been left lying across a railway tracks on the Epping Ongar Railway in the Epping Forest district. Both incidents took place on October 14 – the first near Coopersale Common bridge at…

A HARLOW man was arrested and another received a banning notice following an operation at Highpoint Prison in Stradishall last week. Officers from Suffolk Police, the Eastern Region Special Operations Unit (ERSOU), HMP Highpoint and the Special Constabulary, conducted a joint operation targeting visitors bringing…

ESSEX Police are appealing for the public’s help to find Kelsey Phipps and Kelsie Charles both 15, who are missing from Tendring. They were last seen at around 5.30am on Wednesday, October 25 and their families and police are concerned for their welfare. Both have…

ESSEX Police are investigating a report of a crash in Harlow involving a car and an 18 year-old man. It was reported to have happened in Old Hall Rise at around 7am on Monday, October 23rd. The car failed to stop at the scene. The…

THE number of speeding drivers sent on awareness courses in Essex has increased by around 8,000 in the past year. Police forces can send motorists caught for minor speed offences on awareness courses run under the National Driver Offender Retraining Scheme (NDORS) umbrella, instead of…

A ceremony to honour the efforts of officers, staff and volunteers took place last night and saw 15 awards presented by Chief Constable Stephen Kavanagh. Almost 200 people attended the ceremony held at the Chelmsford City Racecourse. Nominees and their guests enjoyed the yearly event…

A WOMAN has pled guilty to a number of acts of assault and criminal damage in the market square in Harlow. Natalie Jones, aged 34, of the Hides, Harlow pled guilty at Chelmsford magistrates court to the following. Between 03/09/2017 and 03/09/2017 at Harlow without…

GROOMING offences against children have risen an alarming 64 per cent across England and Wales in just one year, new statistics show. Home Office figures issued by the Office for National Statistics showed there were 1,771 grooming offences recorded in the year to June, up…

SEVEN people have been arrested in connection with a series of burglaries across three counties after warrants were carried out in Harlow this morning. Around 50 officers were involved in the warrants in Fern Hill at around 5am today (Thursday, October 19) including two Police…

TWO houses in Harlow, both believed to have been used by gangs as a base to deal drugs, have been closed down by the courts. During a hearing at Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court officers from the Harlow Local Policing Team secured closure orders for properties in…

A DOG handler and his canine partner carried out their last paw patrol on Monday October 16, as they retired together. Pc Mick Finch joined Essex Police 27 years ago and police dog Cody has been his partner in crimefighting for the last six years.…

A HARLOW man has been arrested on suspicion of ABH after a fight at Letchworth’s branch of Jobcentre Plus. Police were called at 2.03pm to reports of a “physical altercation” at the Jobcentre in Station Road reports The Comet. A 30-year-old man from Harlow was…