A DISPERSAL order was in force in Harlow as part of a policing response to a large car meet event. This order was in place between 00.01am and 6am on Saturday 7 December. Orders like these are designed to protect the local community from potentially…

THREE people have been jailed for a total of more than 12 years for conspiring to defraud the inheritance of an estate. In 2021, Leigh Voysey claimed to have been named as the sole beneficiary in a will made by Maureen Renny, the owner of…

JOSEPH Peplow, aged 26, of London Road, Swbridgeworth, was convicted after raping, assaulting and threatening to kill his new partner during their short but abusive relationship. During a 12-day trial at St Albans Crown Court, Peplow was convicted of three counts of rape, and one…

POLICE officers are appealing for help to locate a missing child who may be in Maidstone. Kledjo Mena is 15 and from Harlow, and it is possible he has been staying in Maidstone town centre since Wednesday 27 November. Kledjo is white, of Albanian descent,…

THE MAJOR sponsor of Harlow Town Football Club has gone into administration. Pardus Wealth is not only the major sponsor of the club but the ground, the Pardus Wealth Stadium, is named after the organisation. An announcement was made on the government’s companies house website,…

TODAY, the Safer Essex Roads Partnership (SERP) launched its ‘Festive Friend’ anti-drink drive campaign across the county, with the aim of reducing unnecessary road death caused by drink driving. An analysis of collision data shows that at least 258 men under the age of 40…

ALL residents of the Epping Forest district are invited to the annual PFCC public meeting on 9 December. The Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner (PFCC) for Essex is inviting residents from across the Epping Forest district to attend a public meeting to learn more about…

ESSEX Police want to hear from anyone that has information about an incident of suspected hare coursing in the Uttlesford district. Officers arrested a 22-year-old man from Dover on suspicion of hare coursing on Sunday 24 November. The man was arrested at Birchanger Green services…

A HARLOW man has been jailed for breaking a Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO). Steven Broad, aged 29, of Stile Croft,, Harlow pled guilty to the following at Chelmsford magistrates court. Between April 1st, 2023 and July 29th, 2023 at Harlow without reasonable excuse, did…

A HARLOW man has appeared in court charged with a number of offences including stalking and dangerous driving. William Blayney, aged 35, of Fennells, Harlow has been charged with the following. Between September 7th and November 20th, 2024, at Harlow pursued a course of conduct,…

A HARLOW man has pleaded guilty to two charges of assaulting a woman. Michael Hazell, aged 42, of Lower Meadow, Harlow made the plea at Chelmsford magistrates court. On May 4th, 2024, at Harlow assaulted a woman by beating her. On May 8th, 2024, at…

Update: Statement from Essex Police We were called to reports of a collision in the Chantry at about 4.15pm on Friday 29 November. It was reported a car had collided with a parked vehicle. The driver of the car, a 67-year-old woman, was arrested on…

AN international drug dealer who tried to import cannabis through Stansted Airport has been jailed thanks to work by our specialist officers. Samson Kuteyi was arrested prior to boarding a flight from Heathrow Airport to Los Angeles on 22 April last year in connection for…

A CLOSURE order has been secured for a property in the Canons Gate area of Harlow after complaints of anti-social behaviour and activity linked to drugs. PC Emily Cross of Harlow Community Policing Team (CPT) worked with Harlow Council to remove the individual who was…