MEMBERS of an Organised Crime Group (OCG) have been jailed for their part in the sexual exploitation and trafficking of women from Poland into London and the south east of England. Specialist Crime detectives identified over 300 potential female victims and safeguarded 134 after one…

CAN you help to make sure police get emergency 999 help to those in our county who need us most? Every day at Essex Police our dedicated force control room take thousands of calls from the public on our 999 and 101 numbers. However, at…

Update: Maria Barnard, 43, who had been missing from Harlow has now been found. Thank you for sharing our appeal, it really does help. ============ CAN you help Essex Police find Maria Barnard who is missing from Harlow? Maria was last seen around 10pm yesterday,…

A HARLOW resident has been banned from driving for three years following a number of offences whilst driving an e-scooter. Ilie-ion Moldovan, aged 31, of Westfield, Harlow pleaded guilty to the following. On April 28th 2022 at Harlow used a motor vehicle, namely an e-scooter,…

BELOW is the next series of engagement events that will be happening over the next few weeks around Harlow. Wednesday 25th May – 10am till 12pm at Bush Fair Wednesday 1st June – 10am till 12pm at Old Harlow (in High Street) Thursday 2nd June…

A GROUP of partners in Essex have come together to listen to ideas on how women’s safety might be improved, from inspiring students at Anglia Ruskin University (ARU). Essex County Council, Essex Police, The Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Essex and Chelmsford City Council have…

A MAN has been arrested following a warrant in Bishops Stortford on Wednesday 18 May. Officers from Uttlesford’s Community Policing Team, with assistance from our North Disruptor team, Dog Unit, Force Support Unit (FSU) and officers from the RSPCA, carried out a warrant at an…

HERTS Police are appealing for the public’s help to trace wanted Ben Jacobs, age 28, from Harlow in connection with ABH and theft which happened on May 14th in Ware. He may be in Herts, Essex, Norfolk or Cambs. Anyone who has seen him, or…

DISRUPTOR officers targeting drug gangs and serious violence in west Essex have seized an estimated £4million of drugs during their team’s first year of operation. Almost £3million of the total was seized during just three of the 56 warrants executed by officers from the West…

Update: Essex Police are no longer looking to identify a man they had wanted to speak to in connection with two thefts from Asda in the Water Garden centre in Harlow. Thanks to information, they believe they have identified him. Our enquiries are ongoing. ==================…

A MAN has been arrested after reports of a disturbance in the Katherines area of Harlow. An Essex Police spokesperson said: “We were called to reports at around 10.45am today (Sunday 15 May) of someone inside an address in Godfreys in Church End, Harlow with…

A 14-day firearms surrender is being launched to allow people to surrender any unwanted or unlicensed firearms and ammunition to ensure they do not fall into the hands of criminals. It will run from 8am Monday 16 May until 5pm Sunday 29 May. During this…

A MAN who died following an incident in Harlow has been described as “always having a smile on his face.” Seventy-three year-old Alfred ‘John’ Bates died in Spencers Croft following reports of a disturbance there on the evening of May 1st. In a tribute, his…

ESSEX Police has confirmed that they are investigating a report of a hate incident in Harlow. Police are investigating after a newly-elected Harlow councillor was accused of sharing “racist” comments on social media. An Essex Police spokesperson said: “We are investigating one report of a…