Nearly 500 people have been fined over £72,000 for fare dodging in prosecutions brought by Greater Anglia in the last month. They were stopped by Greater Anglia Revenue Protection Inspectors on trains in Essex and London. People who deliberately travel on the train without buying…

A high-ranking Essex Police officer accused of being verbally and physically abusive towards colleagues is to face a gross misconduct hearing. Allegations made against Deputy Chief Constable Matthew Horne were referred to the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) in January. It is claimed he was…

ESSEX Police has had reports that purses have been stolen from handbags in Harlow Town Centre. A spokesperson said: ‘This is happening by undoing the zips and pockets of handbags. Please keep an eye on your bags, know who is standing close to you and…

A WOMAN is set to stand trial in August over a number of charges relating to an incident at Markwell Wood in July. Charmaine Lorraine Pointer, aged 31, of Moor Tower, Harlow has been charged with the following. 1. On 27/07/2017 at Harlow without lawful…

ESSEX Police have confirmed that they may re-examine racist taunts used during the incident at The Stow that led to the unlawful killing of Arek Jozwik by a teenager. On Tuesday July 26th, a witness in the Arek Jozwil manslaughter trial stated that one of…

A DRUG dealer, who wasted an estimated £20,000 of police and NHS time after refusing to pass the drugs he had swallowed for 12 days, has been jailed for five years and two months. Chelmsford Crown Court heard how 23-year-old Paulo Alberghini also reversed into…

Below is a comment from Harlow district commander Chief Inspector Matt Cornish following yesterday’s (Monday, July 31) conviction of a 16-year-old boy from Harlow for the manslaughter of Arkadiusz Jozwik in Harlow on August 27 last year. Harlow district commander Chief Inspector Matt Cornish said:…

A teenager has been found guilty of manslaughter following the death of a man in Harlow. The 16-year-old boy, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, was convicted of manslaughter by a jury today, Monday July 31st, following a trial at Chelmsford Crown Court. Arkadiusz…

A HARLOW man has appeared in court on a charge relating to meeting a child. Roland Ford, aged 50, of Wedgewood Drive, Church Langley was charged with the following. 1. On 20/07/2017 at Harlow, being a person aged 18 or over, having on one or…

A teenage boy accused of killing a man was “scared” and trying to defend his friends, a court has heard. Arkadiusz Jozwik, 40, was attacked in Harlow, Essex, on 27 August 2016. He died in hospital two days later reports the BBC. A 16-year-old boy…

THREE men have been arrested in connection with a robbery at a shop in Harlow. Mobile phones and other items worth a five-figure sum were taken from the EE shop in the Queensgate shopping centre in Edinburgh Way at around 4pm on Tuesday, July 25.…

POLICE were called to reports that a man was stabbed in Post Office Road, Harlow, at around 2.20am today (Sunday, July 23). Officers were contacted after a man was stabbed following a fight involving a group of people. The victim, aged in 20s, was taken…

FOUR men have been convicted following a serious assault on a teenager in Harlow that left him with serious fractures to his face requiring surgery and fluid on his brain. Luke Martin, 19, of Joyners Field, Harlow, and Craig Quennell, 22, of Long Banks, Harlow,…

Have you seen Dean Pitts? ESSEX Police want to speak to him about an incident in which two people were assaulted and a dog was attacked. The victims, a woman aged 29 and a man aged 38, were assaulted at an address in High Road,…