Crime
AN Essex Police officer has been issued a final written warning after an accelerated misconduct hearing. A misconduct panel, chaired by Chief Constable Ben-Julian Harrington, found PC A had breached professional standards in respect of discreditable conduct which amounted to gross misconduct at the hearing…
A MAN arrested after a cannabis factory was discovered in a former police station in Old Harlow will face no further action. Police received information on Tuesday May 13th from the public about cannabis being grown at the former police station. Inside they found a…
Update: Jordan has been found ESSEX Police are searching for Jordan Donovan, 15, who is missing from Harlow. He was last seen wearing a black Nike top, dark bottoms and a red and blue Tommy Hilfiger jacket. Jordan is of medium build and has black…
ESSEX detectives brought together experts in the field of county lines exploitation and modern day slavery to sharpen their focus on “one of the most pressing issues of our time”. A spokesperson said: “So far this year, our Serious Violence Unit has arrested more than…
“I AM so grateful to Essex Police for their hard work, care, and dedication in helping me reach justice.” That’s from a woman whose former partner has been put behind bars thanks to work of our specialist domestic abuse detectives. Thirty-one year-old George Bloxham, formerly…
A HARLOW man has pleaded guilty to breaching a sexual harm prevention order. Leo Cleary, aged 43, of Bishopsfield, Harlow pleaded guilty at Chelmsford magistrates court to the following. Between July 16th 2024 and November 4th 2024 at Harlow, without reasonable excuse, did something, namely,…
A HARLOW woman has pleaded guilty to being in possession of an offensive weapon. Lucy Williamson, aged 29, of Shawbridge, Harlow pleaded guilty to the following at Chelmsford magistrates court. On January 5th, 2025, at Harlow had with you, without good reason or lawful authority,…
A NIGHT TIME “spin” in Essex ended abruptly for a group of drivers when their supercars were “gone in 60 seconds” after they were seized by our Roads Policing Unit officers. Multiple reports about anti-social driving were called in to our force’s control room at…
THE government is seeking the right to appeal against a High Court ruling which blocks asylum seekers being housed in an Epping hotel reports the BBC. Earlier this week, Epping Forest District Council was granted a temporary injunction to stop people being placed at the…
A MAN has pleaded not guilty to attempting to murder two police officers in Harlow reports the BBC. PC Hollie Matthews and Acting-Sgt Gemma Sandy were injured during the alleged incident in the Sumners area of Harlow on December 23rd, 2023. They had been…
OVER the last few weeks, Inspector Leanne Archer has been out and about on the beat in Harlow. Your Harlow editor, Michael Casey joined the Inspector and Chief Inspector Jenna Mirrington-French as they walked the Potter Street area. Here are his observations. “Firstly we really…
ROGER Hirst, Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Essex, welcomed the High Court decision to temporarily block asylum seekers from being housed at the Bell Hotel in Epping, crediting Chris Whitbread, Leader of Epping Forest District Council and Holly Whitbread, Cabinet Member for Finance &…
ESSEX Police are no longer looking for Kayleigh Orange. The 36-year-old from Long Banks, Harlow, was arrested on Tuesday 19 August and has now been charged with criminal damage and a public order offence to appear at Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday 22 October.
“WE ARE solving more crime and getting more justice for the people” That’s from the Epping Forest’s District Commander after new figures showed more than 160 more offences were solved in the area in the last year. Officers solved more than 1,200 offences in the…
TWO men have admitted committing violent disorder as our officers tried to facilitate a peaceful protest in Epping in July. Dean Smith and Stuart Williams appeared at Chelmsford Crown Court today, Monday 18 August. Both had been charged in relation to an incident of protest…
THE Stow in Harlow is the first area in the county to benefit from a national scheme to reduce crime and regenerate impacted neighbourhoods. Clear, Hold, Build is a Home Office initiative that brings police and public services together to tackle offending and address underlying…
