A LOUGHTON man is due in court over an alleged assault and damage to a police cell. Ross Matthews, of Mead Close, Loughton, is charged with assaulting Lee Arthy and using threatening, insulting or abusive words or behaviour towards him in Harlow on December 13.…

TO recognise the important role that Neighbourhood Watch Co-ordinators play in making Essex one of the safest places to live and work, Chief Constable Stephen Kavanagh of Essex Police and Nick Alston, Essex Police and Crime Commissioner are supporting the Essex Neighbourhood Watch Co-ordinator of…

DETECTIVES are keen to speak to anyone who has information about an assault on a 50-year-old man which has left him with a suspected broken jaw. The attack took place in a park in Harlow, sometime between 11pm on Christmas Day and 12.15am on Boxing…

POLICE are looking to identify the whereabouts of a man who verbally abused a woman on board a bus in Harlow at 12:30pm on Monday, November 4. The woman, who lives locally and is aged in her 20s, was shaken and upset by the abuse.…

KIER Harlow has strengthened its commitment to resident safety by issuing a reminder to check the ID cards of doorstep visitors. Exercising caution is always recommended, but when the days are shorter and nights darker, the threat is more apparent. Residents are warned bogus callers…

A HARLOW teenager is wanted on warrant after failing to appear at Chelmsford Magistrates Court. Vinni Hunter, 18, last know address is only given as Harlow. If you have any information about the whereabouts of Vinni on this page, please contact Essex Police on 101.…

POLICE are appealing for information following a robbery in Harlow. The victim opened the door of his home in Shawbridge to three men at about 6.30pm on December 11. They assaulted him and stolen a four figure sum from the safe. The three men, who…

AN OLD HARLOW building company has been fined £500 for failing in their duty of care when disposing of waste materials which led to fly tipping in Thornwood Common near Epping. The magistrates also ordered the company to pay £675 towards the Council’s prosecution and…

POLICE would like to speak to this woman in connection with a burglary in Harlow. The woman had gone into Cash Generators, in Harlow, to try to sell a gold bar but they did not accept the item. Officers would like to speak to her…

POLICE have renewed an appeal for Harlow residents to be on guard against telephone tricksters following an increase in incidents in the west of the county. Six elderly people in Harlow have been targeted since the start of December, including five on Monday December 16,…

POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a teenager was robbed in a Harlow street last night. The 19-year-old victim was in Minchen Road at about 9.45pm on Monday, December 16, when he was approached by two men. One of the men asked him for a…

A ‘Stop The Hate’ Twitter account has been launched as part of Essex Police’s fight against hate crime. The aim is to raise awareness about hate crime across Essex and encourage victims to report it. There will be regular Tweets about work that is being…

POLICE are appealing for witnesses following a burglary in Harlow yesterday afternoon. The burglar smashed the glass in the back door of the house in Red Lion Crescent before using the key in the door to unlock it. Items including jewellery and cash were stolen.…

POLICE want to speak to three men pictured on CCTV at Totally Golf in Harlow after four driver heads were stolen. At about 6pm on December 4, three men entered the East Road specialist sports shop and are believed to have stolen four Taylormade SLDR…