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…

HARLOW residents urged to ‘#BeAVoice’ for victims of Trafficking and Modern Slavery Essex Police has today (Monday, October 16) launched a campaign aimed at raising awareness of human trafficking and modern slavery. Called #BeAVoice, it aims to highlight some of the signs that people need…

ESSEX Police are looking to speak to Karl Newell, 22, in connection with failing to stop for police and dangerous driving in Harlow. Newell is from Mitcham, Surrey, but has links to Southend, Harlow, London and Mitcham and uses the aliases CJ, Ceejay, Newall and…

POLICE have charged a man after he attempted to get into a night club with a knife in Harlow. Darius-Gheorghe Martinescu-Cimpian, 18, of Orchard Croft, Harlow, was charged with possession of a knife and is due to appear at Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday, December…

TWO men are due to appear at court after being charged in connection with an incident in Post Office Walk, Harlow, on Sunday, September 3. Jordon Ogoazi, 19, of Chingford Lane, Woodford Green, was charged with wounding with intent, violent disorder, actual bodily harm and…

A HARLOW man has been refused bail for a string of offences including the theft of cakes from Dorringtons in Prentice Place. Jeremy Heath, aged 42, of Ladyshot, Harlow has been charged with the following. Between 08/08/2017 and 09/08/2017 at Harlow having entered as a…

Two prosecuted for cutting down protected tree Francesca Schillaci a resident in Nazeing and Tom Casey of Casey Tree Services, Nazeing have collectively been fined over £3000 after cutting down a protected willow tree. Preservation Order The was tree situated in Mrs Schillaci’s garden in…

AN arrest has been made in connection with the rape of a man in Harlow on Sunday, October 8. We were called by ambulance staff to School Lane, Harlow at around 6.45am, with concerns for a man’s welfare. He was reported to be suffering from…

ESSEX Police are re-appealing for information after a man was left with life-changing injuries in Harlow. The victim, a man in his 30s, had been approached by a man in Bush Fair at around 10am on Sunday, June 25 who then attacked him with a…