IN a crackdown on uninsured vehicles, the Roads Policing Unit officers seized 13 vehicles in Harlow. On Saturday 1 March, the team, alongside volunteer officers targeted uninsured vehicles across the district. A spokesperson said: “As part of our work with the Motor Insurers’ Bureau under…

“ESSEX Police have been wonderful and have kept me updated through the whole process. “They have done a great job in finding the people responsible.” Those are the words of Katie Evans, from Brentwood, who was one of dozens of victims impacted by a series…

TFL workers are more than twice as likely to be attacked at work than they were two years ago, and almost six times more likely than they were three years ago. Information shared by Transport for London (TFL) has shown the staggering extent of violence…

ON Tuesday March 4th, Herts officers responded to a report of items being taken from the Co-Op in the High Street, Potters Bar. Three people were stopped and searched nearby. Elsie Yorke, 34, from Hart Road in Harlow, and Ryan Smith, 33, from York Road in…

A HARLOW man has been charged with two counts of racially aggravated assault. Erdal Tousson, aged 56, of Rectory Field, Harlow submitted a plea of not guilty to the following at Colchester magistrates court. On June 8th, 2024, in Harlow, you did assault a male…

EAST of England retail workers speak out after Usdaw survey shows the impact of retail crime in the region Retail trade union Usdaw has today (5 March) released shocking statistics from its annual survey showing that abuse and threats against shop workers continue to grow,…

A MAN has appeared in court charged with motoring offences after trying to drive a car the wrong way down the M11 on Tuesday 25 February. Traffic on the motorway was temporarily stopped by officers. Shane Parker, 19 of Ellerton Road, Dagenham, East London, has…

A GANG have been jailed for more than 16 years after a £1.5m tobacco scam. The Luton-based gang smuggled and distributed 5.8 tonnes of illegal tobacco over a three-year period from March 2018. Ringleader Yuanjian Zhou, 48, along with Bryan Kim, 42, and Faruque Hussein,…

HARLOW Council has gone to the courts to apply for a closure order in relation to a house in Barn Mead. The application was made at Chelmsford magistrates court. It states: Application for a closure order following service of a notice on 18/02/2025 in respect…

A FORMER Essex Police Special has been charged in connection with an investigation into a non-recent sexual offence. It relates to an incident in the Braintree district between November and December 2021 which took place whilst the former officer was off duty.  A spokesperson said:”When…

A HARLOW man is set to stand trial over allegations that he assaulted a member of staff at a GP surgery and a second charge of criminal damage. Zafar Reza, aged 34, of Waterhouse Moor, Harlow pled not guilty at Chelmsford magistrates court to the…

WORK by officers has led to the conviction and sentencing of a drug dealer in Harlow. Taylor Molineaux was arrested during a warrant in November last year as part of an investigation into the sale of Class A drugs in the town. During the warrant,…

Update: Statement from Essex Police An Essex Police spokesman said: “We were called to reports of an assault in Lower Meadow, Harlow, at around 2.25am on Friday 28 February. “Officers attended and were on the scene by 2.35am. “A man aged in his 40s was…

Update: Leigh has been found. HAVE you seen Leigh Battelley, 55, who is missing from Harlow? Essex Police are concerned for his welfare and are carrying out inquiries to find him. Leigh is described as white, stocky in build, bald, 5ft 8ins in height, wearing…