Crime
A MAN has been arrested on suspicion of possession of imitation firearm with intent to cause fear of violence following an incident in Harlow. Police responded to a report of a man believed to be in possession of a weapon in the wooded area off…
THAT’S the message from a woman who was the victim of spiking two years ago when she was on a night out in North Essex. “I was only 18 at the time and out for the evening with my cousin. I became very unwell very…
THANKS to Roads Policing officers’, four men have been arrested within an hour of a burglary and theft of a van, in two separate incidents. As part of routine patrols on Tuesday 17 September, Roads Policing officers responded to a recent report of the theft…
A MAN who almost killed a police officer by slashing him across the face and neck with a piece of glass has been given an indefinite hospital order. Ahmed Poka, 23, was deemed unfit to stand trial at Chelmsford Crown Court, after he was charged…
TEN volunteer Specials have returned from France after helping to police the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. They were part of the first overseas mutual aid deployment of UK Specials, representing THE force with the eyes of the world on them. Special Constable Leon…
“I CAN’T praise Harlow Police enough. We were updated regularly throughout the case. “People had said to me: ‘He won’t be caught, you won’t hear anything back’. “They have been proven wrong. Throughout the case they made sure [my son] was okay, they made sure…
ON FRIDAY, officers from the Harlow local policing team executed a warrant in the Moorfield area after acting on intelligence that was given to police. More than 100 cannabis plants were found, seized and will be destroyed. One person was arrested at the address and…
TWO men have been charged in relation to incidents of robbery on the Hertfordshire/Essex border. On the evening of Sunday 1 September, a man was the victim of robbery which took place on a houseboat in Roydon, Essex. The following morning (Monday 2 September) another…
TWO crack cocaine and heroin dealers who exploited a vulnerable 15-year-old boy into distributing drugs have been sentenced to nine years of jail time following a Met investigation. It comes as part of the Met’s efforts to protect vulnerable young children from being criminally exploited…
ESSEX Police are set to hold another Facial Recognition Project in Harlow. A spokesperson said: “As we continue to progress a key project in Harlow, we will again be using live facial recognition technology in the town this weekend. “Live facial recognition vans will be…
A FORMER Metropolitan Police officer who lives in Harlow has been jailed for 16 months for stealing cash from a man who collapsed and died in the street. PC Craig Carter, aged 51, stole about £115 from Italian filmmaker and actor Claudio Gaetani between 7…
£1.5m funding for community safety projects across the county has today been announced by the Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Essex. Details of the latest tranche of funding, totalling £1,574,342, from the PFCC’s Local Safer Streets Fund have now been announced. The money has…
OFFICERS will be proactively engaging with residents in high harm hotspots across the county in the next 12 days to encourage them to surrender any potentially illegal knives. On the first morning of deployments in Southend, more than 20 knives were voluntarily handed over to…
POLICING is a demanding job and officers make thousands of decisions every day as they strive to protect the public, prevent crime and bring criminals to justice. An Essex Police spokesperson said “Whenever people need help or a crime has been committed, our officers enter…
A PAEDOPHILE who sexually abused two young girls was convicted thanks in part to innovative software which recovered incriminating videos he had attempted to delete from his phone. This software was purchased and funded in part by illicit profits recovered from criminals by the police.…
Update: Daniel Joyce has been found CAN you help find 25-year-old Daniel Joyce? He’s gone missing in Harlow and the police need to make sure he’s safe as soon as possible. Daniel was last seen in the area of Halling Hill at about 4pm on…
