A CHURCH Langley man has been charged with stalking a woman. Leslie Berwick-Smith, aged 37 of Hadley Grange, Harlow has been charged with the following. Between January 9th, 2024 and February 27th, 2024 in Harlow, you pursued a course of conduct which amounted to the…

THE team of PC Paul Gerrish and PC Phil Pentelow recover stolen cars and use the intelligence gathered to hunt down other missing vehicles and tackle the criminal gangs behind the thefts. Since the start of the year, the team of have recovered 546 vehicles worth £11.6…

A MAN has been jailed for fatally attacking a 50-year-old amputee from Harlow in a Tesco car park in Hertford, but was cleared of murder, along with his partner and her son reports the BBC. Wayne Ambridge, who had one leg, died in hospital five…

ESSEX Police has been warned about its use of restraints – such as handcuffs, spit hoods and leg restraints – in custody, with some detainees being held in them for hours reports the BBC. An inspection was carried out on the force’s custody suites by…

A HARLOW man has pled guilty to two counts of assaulting a woman as well as a charge of harassment. Luke Clark, aged 47, of No Fixed Abode, was charged with the following. On April 4th, 2024, in Harlow assaulted a female, thereby occasioning her actual…

A CHURCH Langley man has been charged with harassment. Arron Roberts, aged 28, of Elwood, Church Langley, Harlow was charged with the following. On May 5th, 2024, in Harlow, without reasonable excuse, you called a person 218 times, which you were prohibited from doing by…

A HARLOW man has pleaded guilty to a number of charges in relation to downloading images of child abuse. Gavin Joyce, aged 40, of Parsonage Leys, Harlow, was charged with the following. On January 18th, 2022, at Harlow you were in possession of a prohibited…

A HARLOW man has been disqualified after pleading guilty to drinking and driving. Donald Bashford, aged 70, of Fesants Croft, Harlow made the plea to the following at Chelmsford magistrates court. On August 8th, 2024 at Harlow drove a Hyundai Kona on Fesants Croft, after…

A HARLOW man has pleaded guilty to driving whilst under the influence of drugs. Steven Cleary, aged 46, of Spencers Croft, Harlow pled to the following at Chelmsford magistrates court. On February 22nd, 2024, at Harlow drove a Volkswagen Golf on the A414, when the…

A DISPERSAL order is currently in place in Harlow following concerns regarding a large car meet this evening. Police received a number of calls from concerned members of the public regarding a car meet involving more than 40 cars. There had been reports of vehicles…

TODAY, the Safer Essex Roads Partnership (SERP) launched their driver training programme, Business Driving in Essex. Over a third of those killed or seriously injured on Essex roads were undertaking work trips, and the SERP has urged businesses across Essex to undertake Business Driving in Essex…

POLICE officers from Essex Police took part in a targeted week of action as part of a crackdown on spiking across the county. From licensee checks and night-time patrols to education events and engagement opportunities, we were out and about across our towns and cities…

EARLIER this week, Essex Police asked the public how many suspects they thought had been arrested on suspicion of shoplifting in Essex this year. The answer is that, since 1 January, officers have made 1,025 arrests for shop theft.* And they have also secured a…

Update: November 5th  A man from Harlow has been arrested in connection with incidents of indecent exposure in Harlow. Police received three reports of indecent exposures in September in the South Gate and Manston Road areas. A 24 year-old was arrested last month on suspicion…