A HARLOW woman has been charged with threatening to share a photograph or film of a person in intimate state. Stevie Ballard, aged 39, of Spencers Croft, Harlow was charged with the following. On November 29th 2024 at Harlow threatened to share a film which…

THAMES Valley’s police boss has hit back at Green Party leader Zack Polanski after he said some people in poverty may have no option but to shoplift reports the Local Democracy Reporter. Mr Polanski, 42, told the BBC that Britain was ‘criminalising poverty and criminalising…

THE authorities in Newhall have introduced temporary security patrols. They are set to patrol in the woodland next to London Road and other parts of the area. A spokesperson said: “This is a short-term, precautionary step, fully funded by Newhall Projects Ltd. It’s important to…

THE Met is appealing for the public’s help to identify 11 people following violent disorder at protests in central London on Saturday, 13 September. Throughout the day, there were several incidents across central London, the majority linked to the ‘Unite the Kingdom’ protest in and…

AN officer involved in the disruption of cannabis production in Essex is calling for greater awareness of the dangers of living near cultivations. PC Trevor Phillips frequently works to dismantle cannabis grows in the districts of Castle Point and Rochford. In just one example of…

THE Met’s policing operation is drawing down after a very challenging day that saw disorder, violence directed at officers and 26 officers injured.  A spokesperson said: “While both protests began largely without incident, it is deeply regrettable that a number of those who were part…

OVER the past few months, Neighbourhood Policing Teams (NPTs) across East Herts have been working to tackle the issues that residents said were causing them the most concern. NPTs work alongside partners to focus on solving long and short-term neighbourhood issues, such as anti-social behaviour,…

A MISCONDUCT panel has found a police officer breached standards of behaviour and has been dismissed without notice at an accelerated misconduct hearing this week which was chaired by Chief Constable Ben-Julian Harrington. The panel, which met on Tuesday, 9 September, heard that ex-PC Nicole…

A HARLOW man is set to stand trial over alleged possession of indecent images of child abuse as well as several breaches of sexual harm orders. Adam Evans, aged 50, of Jerounds, Harlow was charged with the following at Chelmsford magistrates court. Between September 3rd…

THE family of a teenage boy who was seriously injured during an assault as part of a robbery in Harlow earlier this year have thanked the detectives who secured jail terms for three men. In particular, they expressed their thanks to Detective Constable Jon Nottage…

AN Essex firefighter who has turned personal tragedy into a mission to save lives is preparing to take on a major endurance challenge later this month, raising money to fund publicly accessible defibrillators outside fire stations across the county. Nick Walton, an on-call firefighter at…

A BRAZEN burglar who successfully stole high value watches worth more than £1million from a Bluewater retailer has now been jailed. David Buisson, 56, has been sentenced to six years and one month imprisonment at Maidstone Crown Court after admitting his role in the carefully…

A FATHER and his two adult children have been imprisoned after being found guilty of inciting racial hatred through neo-Nazi music. Robert Talland, 59, his daughter Rosie Talland, 34, and son Stephen Talland, 36, conspired to inspire racial hatred through the production and distribution of…

“YOU will be listened to and you will be supported” – that’s the message from our officers after a jury found a man guilty of seriously assaulting and falsely imprisoning a woman at a hotel in Saffron Walden in a Domestic Abuse case. The victim…