A WOMAN posing as an Essex police officer is the latest fraudster to attempt to steal money or credit cards in a complex telephone scam being carried out across the county. The woman, who calls herself Jennifer Clark, or Jennifer Lark, has tried at least…

POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a children’s playground in Harlow was damaged by vandals. Children’s toys were broken and plant pots smashed at the Smiles Montessori Pre-School in The Fairway near Bush Fair. It happened at around 7.30pm on Saturday, March 22. Officers believe…

ESSEX POLICE have released CCTV footage in a renewed appeal to identify a man suspected of a burglary at an elderly woman’s home in Harlow. The woman, who is in her 80s, was at her home in Westfield at about 11am on Monday February 17…

POLICE are appealing for information following the theft of a large amount of Scottish whisky in Harlow. A thief climbed over a fence of the Co-op store on Maunds Hatch shortly before 7pm on Thursday, March 13 and stole three boxes of the spirit. Each…

POLICE are looking to identify a man who is suspected of indecently assaulting a woman in Harlow. The 30-year-old local woman sexually assaulted outside a mobile telephone shop in the Harvey Shopping Centre at 2:15pm on Thursday, March 6. Investigating Officer, Pc James Selwood, said:…

POLICE are appealing for help in identifying a man who they want to speak to in connection with a theft from the BP, Southern Way, Harlow on February 21. A man selected alcohol from the selves and failed to pay. Anyone who can help identify…

A NUMBER of people appeared in court last week charged with drug-dealing following a police crackdown in Harlow to enhance the quality of life for people living and working in the town. Operation Hornet was Essex Police’s response to community concerns and intelligence following reported…

POLICE were alerted by the Ambulance Service to an assault by a group of teenager in Harlow around 3.45pm (March 6). A 17 year old boy was taken to PAH and treated for a black eye and facial fracture and will have to have further…

POLICE officers in Harlow investigating a theft of a mobile phone, cards and cash from a woman’s address in Pytt Field, Harlow on January 28 have issued a photo of a man that they want to identify. The victim had met the man that evening…

POLICE have released CCTV images of a man and two women suspected of working together to steal computer equipment from a store in Harlow. Various items of computer hardware were taken from Wilkinsons in the Harvey Centre at about 1.45pm on Wednesday February 5. CCTV…

POLICE want to identify a man caught on CCTV at the time that £18 worth of food was stolen from the BP Filling Station in Southern Way, Harlow. A suspect had entered the store shortly before 1.45pm on Friday February 21. He had then taken…

POLICE are appealing for the public’s help in identifying a man they want to speak to in connection with a burglary in Harlow. At 11am on Monday, February 17, a man called at a house in Westfield and claimed to be working on a neighbour’s…

A 19-year-old man has been jailed for over two years after being convicted of committing two burglaries in Harlow. Connor Smithers of Northbrooks, Harlow, appeared at Chelmsford Crown Court on Tuesday, February 4, having been convicted of two burglaries in Rundells and Chippingfield , Harlow…

A HARLOW teenager has received a caution for being in possession of explosive substances for an unlawful purpose. The male, who has not been named by the police, was arrested in August. The Bomb Squad and forensic teams spent several hours at the address in…