ESSEX Police joined forces with seven other police forces as part of a major three‑day operation targeting criminals using the road network to carry out serious and organised crime. Operation Pandilla focused on disrupting cross‑border offending and resulted in a total of 85 arrests and…

TWO Harlow men have been charged with attempting to bring drugs into a prison. Matthew James, aged 26. of Morris House, Harlow and George James, aged 82, of Morris House, Harlow appeared at Chelmsford magistrates court charged with the following. Between October 6th and October…

TODAY, the Chief Constable Ben-Julian Harrington has announced that he will be retiring from Essex Police. The announcement brings to end a proud 36-year career in policing, which began in 1990 in the Metropolitan Police. In 2017, Chief Constable Harrington joined Essex Police on secondment…

A HARLOW man has pleaded guilty to sending a “menacing voicemail”. Lee Bryant, aged 54, of Halling Hill, Harlow pled guilty to the following at Chelmsford magistrates court. On September 13th, 2025 in Harlow, sent by means of a public electronic communications network a matter,…

ESSEX Police officers are working closely with farmers, landowners and partner agencies after a rise in hare coursing and related crime across the Uttlesford district during 2025. While the long‑term trend since 2018 has been a drop in reported hare coursing incidents in both Uttlesford…

A HARLOW man has been charged with assault. Jack Hopwood, aged 26 of Felmongers, Harlow has been charged with the following. On April 24th, 2026 assaulted a male by beating him. The case has been sent to the Crown Court. His next scheduled appearance is…

OFFICERS have issued an important reminder about vehicle safety and the dangers of overloaded vehicles after stopping a car that was heavily laden while leaving a car boot sale. Officers became concerned after spotting a vehicle travelling with a roof load stacked unimpressively high -…

A WOMAN has pleaded guilty to theft after being caught in the act by a Police Community Support Officer in a BP patrol station in Harlow. Alice Smith, 40, of Sheldon Close, Harlow, was already banned from the town centre and from entering any BP…

POLICE are appealing for any witnesses or dashcam footage that will assist enquiries following a serious collision in Leaden Roding. A police spokesperson said: “We attended a collision reportedly involving a van and two pedestrians in Stortford Road at about 6pm on Tuesday 28 April.…

DETECTIVES investigating an incident in Harlow are trying to trace a witness. At around 6pm on Thursday 16 April an incident in which a man was acting inappropriately took place on the canal path on River Way, Harlow. It was reported that a man exposed…

A POLICE officer found to have committed gross misconduct was dismissed without notice. Police Constable Daniel Stanley was alleged to have breached standards of policing in relation to honesty and integrity, authority, respect and courtesy, and discreditable conduct. In his capacity as a pastor PC…

“Every knife offence prevented is potentially a life saved.” THE head of the Serious Violence Unit is speaking as the number of serious violence incidents involving knives has fallen by more than 15% over the past 12 months. Across the past 12 months, they have…

AN investigation into the supply of a firearm led by our dedicated organised crime team has seen two men firmly tied to the offence and jailed for a combined 12 years. Steven Savva, 61, tried to deny his role supplying co-conspirator Naheem Hussain, 50, with…

A MAN has denied a charge of assault occasioning actual bodily harm following an investigation into an incident in Harlow. This follows reports made to police at around 9.45am on 14 November 2025. It was reported an assault had taken place in a car park…