THE CHIEF Constable of Essex, BJ Harrington came to Harlow on Tuesday, to launch the new Neighbourhood Policing Teams. The neighbourhood teams in Essex are part of the national rollout of the government’s Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee – delivering on Labour’s manifesto pledge to restore community-focused…

ESSEX Police want to speak to two men in connection with a failure to appear at court. Hayatullah Popolzai, 19, and Erjon Miftaraj, 25, have links to the Basildon and Harlow areas. Popolazai is described as slim and around 5ft 8ins tall while Miftaraj is…

THE Office of Rail and Road (ORR) is recommending improvements to how the rail industry handlesrevenue protection, making it more consistent, fairer and effective after concerns were raised about howrules are enforced. The in-depth review, commissioned by government, reveals the current system needs to work…

A HARLOW man has been disqualified for three years after failing to supply a specimen of blood for a test under road traffic regulations. Jack Hopwood, aged 25, of Felmongers, Harlow pled guilty at Chelmsford Magistrates Court to the following. On August 2nd, 2024, in…

ESSEX Police arrested more than a dozen suspected drink and drug drivers this weekend, as officers cracked down on dangerous driving on our road network. Our Roads Policing Unit were carrying out Op Limit patrols – making sure no one on the road is unfit…

A HARLOW man is set to stand trial over a number of charges in relation to the possession of images of child abuse. Luke Rumble, aged 31, of The Fortunes, Harlow, has been charged with the following. On January 1st, 2024, at Harlow made indecent photographs:…

OFFICERS investigating the theft of a bicycle in Harlow are releasing an image in the hopes of seeing it recovered. The bike, pictured, was stolen from a communal garden in the area of Orchard Croft, at around 12.30pm on Thursday 22 May.  It has fairly…

Update: We are no longer looking for Liam Ponsford who we had wanted to speak to in connection with an investigation into a burglary and criminal damage. The 36 year-old, of Whitewaits, Harlow, was arrested yesterday (Tuesday 3 June) after attending a police station. He…

ESSEX Police have launched an investigation after a car driver crashed into a cyclist and then drove away, leaving him on the road with a broken leg. Paul King was cycling down Church Road in Potter Street on Saturday afternoon (2.45pm), when what appeared to…

A DISPERSAL order is set to be put in place covering Harlow and Epping following concerns raised over a potential large-scale unauthorised car meet. This follows similar recent events in the area which resulted in vehicles driving at excessive speeds and carrying out dangerous manoeuvres.…

FIREARMS officers deployed in the Harlow area to assist Metropolitan Police colleagues with an investigation into alleged firearms offences. As part of these inquiries, a vehicle was stopped in the Clifton Hatch area at around 8.50pm on Thursday 29 May. Clifton Hatch is off Commonside…

ESSEX Police arrested 17 more people as they attempt to tackle offenders affecting communities across Essex, including a woman suspected of being concerned in the supply of cannabis in Rayleigh. A spokesperson said: “Our Operational Support Group (OSG) made nine of those arrests on Thursday…

POLICE are appealing for help to locate a 34-year-old man from the Bury St Edmunds area who is wanted. Aiden Karolak is wanted in connection with an incident of grievous bodily harm that took place in Bury St Edmunds. He is described as white, around…

RHYS Lincoln who had been missing in Harlow has been located. A police spokesperson said: “Thank you for sharing our appeal, your support really does help us. He had previously been wanted in connection with a recall to prison investigation. A 21-year-old man was arrested…