Crime
OFFICERS working to keep the public safe have put in place a dispersal order across Harlow and the Epping Forest districts. It’s in place until 6am on Sunday (25 May) as part of our response to a large car cruise meet in the Loughton area…
A PROLIFIC Basildon shoplifter has been jailed for breaching a countywide ban on entering BP garages and committing more thefts. Jon Lee, 40, had previously admitted 32 counts of shop theft between 24 September 2024 and 5 January 2025 – 29 from BP garages including…
ESSEX Police have charged a man following the theft of a mobility scooter in Harlow. The black scooter was taken from Hornbeams between 10pm on 14 May and 12pm on 15 May. A man was arrested in connection with this theft on Tuesday 20 May.…
FOLLOWING a concern raised by Newhall Primary Academy and local residents, on Tuesday 20 May, Harlow’s Children and Young Persons officers, along with the Community Safety Engagement Officer, carried out foot patrols around the school and surrounding Newhall area. They engaged with students and their…
KEY evidence was unwittingly destroyed at the start of an investigation into the deaths of six family members in a house fire in 2012, according to an investigator who worked on the case reports the BBC. A new five-part BBC Local podcast looks at claims…
THE police have made an application to seize a large amount of money from a Harlow resident. The application was made at Chelmsford magistrates court on May 7th, 2025. It was made for £15,000 by the Proceeds of Crime Team. The defendant is Gift Osazee…
A MAN has died following a collision near Stansted Airport. We were called to reports of a collision near to the Esso service station on Start Hill at 2.30am today (Sunday 18 May) where a silver Renault Megane had left the road. Emergency services, including…
Update: Sara Karim, who was missing in Harlow, has now been found. ESSEX Police are looking for Sara Karim who is missing from Harlow. Sara, 60, was last seen in the area of the Asda at the Water Gardens at around 11.25am today (Sunday 18…
POLICE want to speak to these two men in connection with thefts from a shop in Harlow where items worth a four figure sum were taken. Almost 50 bottles of alcohol were stolen from the shop in the Water Gardens on 16 April. If you…
POLICE are investigating the theft of a mobility scooter from an address in Harlow. The black scooter was taken from Hornbeams between 10pm on 14 May and 12pm on 15 May. The owner heavily relies on it for their independence so its theft is having…
EAST of England Ambulance Service has seen a concerning rise in the number of staff and paramedics who have been sexually assaulted while on duty in the last five years. New figures obtained by Sexual Abuse Compensation Advice (SACA) through Freedom of Information request reveals…
ROGER Hirst, Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Essex, has reflected on the Police Effectiveness, Efficiency and Legitimacy (PEEL) report 2023–25 for Essex Police from His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services (HMICFRS), published on Wednesday 14th May, 2025. Roger Hirst, Police,…
CHRIS Vince, MP for Harlow, is renewing his call for the Treasury to commit to delivering the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) project in Harlow, following damning findings from the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) and a new parliamentary update confirming that a decision is still pending.…
Dear Editor, THE latest PEEL Assessment 2023-25 of Essex Police by His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) was published May 14, but it leads to me doubt the police are protecting the victims of violence. I say this because not…
A MAN has been arrested after officers discovered a cannabis factory at a former police station in London Road, Harlow. The police received information on Tuesday May 13th from the public about cannabis being grown at the former police station and attended the address at…
