A LARGE number of police units swooped on a car near to Staple Tye shopping centre on Saturday afternoon. Armed police and a number of officers from both the Metropolitan Police and Essex Police attended at the scene. An Essex Police spokesperson said: “Officers were…

ESSEX Police want to speak to this man in connection with a robbery from a BP garage in Harlow. It took place at the petrol station in Southern Way shortly after 11pm on 11 July. Scratch cards were stolen and when staff challenged the suspect,…

ESSEX Police want to speak to this man in connection with an assault in Harlow town centre. It was reported a man in his 20s was assaulted by another man, who was in a group of three others, at around 4pm on 24 July. If…

ESSEX Police are appealing for any witnesses or dashcam footage following a fatal collision in Epping. They were called to reports of a collision at the junction of Epping Road and Coopersale Common involving a white Toyota Prius and a Blue Humber vehicle at about…

TWO men have been charged with drug offences following a series of warrants in Harlow. Ricky Brinkly, 24, of Mallows Green, Harlow, and Charlie Adcock, 19, of Spinning Wheel Mead, Harlow, have both been charged with being concerned in the supply of Class A and…

A HARLOW resident has been charged with an offence that relates to dismantling stolen vehicles. Lukas Meskauskas, aged 28, of The Hides, Harlow has been charged with the following. Between December 26th 2023 and June 27th 2024 at Braintree conspired together with other persons to…

ESSEX Police are appealing for dashcam footage or witnesses following a fatal collision in Crooked Mile, Waltham Abbey. We were called to reports of a single vehicle collision involving a motorcycle at about 9.35pm on Tuesday 27 August. Sadly, the rider died at the scene.…

A FORMER Essex Police officer has been found to have committed gross misconduct at an accelerated misconduct hearing in front of Chief Constable Harrington, on 20 Aug 2024. It was alleged former PC Harry Elsey had breached standards of professional behaviour in relation to honesty…

TWO men have been arrested on suspicion of supplying drugs after warrants were executed at four addresses across Harlow. Officers from Harlow Community Policing Team, Op Raptor and our Operational Support Group (OSG) entered two properties at 7am this morning and made arrests before conducting…

A GANG of robbers were arrested within an hour of raiding a Co-op supermarket on Monday (Aug 26) after quick work by police. Police were called to the shop in Hallett Road, Flitch Green, Great Dunmow, after reports that men wearing dark clothes and balaclavas…

THE National Crime Agency is warning travellers arriving into the UK from Thailand, Canada and the United States that they face jail sentences if caught attempting to bring cannabis into the country, after a huge increase in arrests. So far this year, 378 people have…

DETECTIVES investigating criminal damage to an ambulance windscreen after an object was thrown from a bridge are appealing for the public’s help. An East of England Ambulance Service vehicle was responding to an emergency call on Wednesday 21 August. At around 3.30pm, as they drove…

ALL three emergency services attended an incident in the Brays Mead area of Harlow on Sunday night. An Essex Police spokesperson said: “Officers are investigating an assault which took place at an address in Brays Mead, Harlow. “We were called out to the scene at…

A HARLOW man has been charged with a number of offences including two alleged assaults on a woman. Lewis Mann, aged 28, of No Fixed Abode, has been charged with the following. Between December 1st, 2023 and January 15th, 2024 at Harlow repeatedly or continuously…