Crime
ESSEX Police are aware that in the summer months there is an increase in reports of motorbikes – both petrol and electric – being used in public spaces. They are especially interested in hearing where the fully electric motorbikes are being stored. These bikes are…
Gary Webster, who was missing from Harlow, has been found. ESSEX Police is appealing for the public’s help to find Gary Webster, 65, who is missing from Harlow. Gary has been missing since around 6.15am this morning and people are worried about him. He was…
THE number of incidents of owners allowing a dog to be dangerously out of control and cause injury has jumped in the past year by more than a fifth over the past three year – with police saying Covid lockdowns are partly to blame reports the Local Democracy…
A HARLOW man has pleaded guilty to assault and making off without paying for take-away food. Karan Singh, aged 26, of Stort Tower, Harlow was charged with the following. On or in Aug 8th 2024 at Harlow assaulted a male by beating him. On August…
THREE teenage boys have each been charged with 30 counts of criminal damage after a spate of tyre slashings in Harlow. Over the course of three weeks from the end of May, a number of residents across the town discovered their cars had been damaged…
A PRINCESS Alexandra hospital manager used his access-all-areas pass to steal almost £10,000-worth of computer equipment, a court heard reports the BBC. Stephen Dorrington, 33, targeted the Princess Alexandra Hospital between January 2019 and August 2022. He told police officers, who seized laptops and other…
MICHAEL Hampton, 32, of Doulton Close, Harlow, was jailed yesterday (Monday 19 August) having previously pleaded guilty to one count of harassment with stalking involving serious alarm and assault by beating. The incidents happened between July 2023 and January 2024. During this time, Hampton planted…
AN organised criminal from Harlow involved in the supply of vast quantities of Class A substances including the designer drug ‘pink cocaine’ has been jailed for 13 years. Robbie Hasell, 35, admitted to nine drug supply charges across three separate cases after investigations by our…
Update: Lewis has been found == HAVE you seen missing Lewis (16) from Hatfield. Described as being slim with dark brown hair. He may have travelled to Harlow. If you have seen Lewis or have information call 101, quoting ISR 813 of 16/8. If you…
ESSEX Police is urging the owners of specific varieties of knives and machetes to hand them in to us in exchange for compensation ahead of fresh legislation banning their sale and possession. A national surrender and compensation scheme has been launched by the Home Office…
VICTIMS who were de-frauded by two rogue traders will be paid back over £50,000 in compensation following a meticulous investigation by the Proceeds of Crime Team. Jack Harbour, 32 of Wellstye Green, Basildon and William Eastwood, 33 of Chelmsford Road, Wickford were convicted of four…
LIVE Facial Recognition is an investment in our communities and will help keep people safe”. A spokesperson said: “That’s from one of our top officers as we announce the first deployment of our new Live Facial Recognition (LFR) technology. “We trialled the technology in October…
OFFICERS specially trained to spot the signs that people are planning criminal activity have been on patrol at Stansted Airport. As part of the national Project Servator initiative, Stansted Community Policing Team have been working alongside our firearms and dog units to conduct unpredictable high…
AS many as 74,000 prosecutions for rail fare evasion in England and Wales are set to be quashed following a landmark ruling reports the BBC. UK rail companies had been fast-tracking alleged ticket dodging offences using a process called the single justice procedure (SJP), which…
VIOLENT attacks against women on Britain’s railways have increased by more than 50% since 2021, according to new data reports Sky News. The number of crimes against women and girls rose from 7,561 in 2021 to 11,357 in 2023, according to figures from the British…
A NUMBER of senior Harlow Conservatives have responded to the controversy over a man who is alleged to have issued a “Nazi salute” at an anti-racism rally in Harlow Town Centre. Old Harlow councillor Joel Charles said: “It sends the wrong signal when individuals try…
