OFFICERS carried out a three-day operation at Stansted Airport and visited transport hubs across Essex to disrupt County Lines drug dealing and raise awareness about exploitation. Operation Dewdrop saw gang and safeguarding specialists from Op Raptor working alongside the Serious Violence Unit’s Prepare Prevent and…

ON Wednesday evening Harlow and West Essex Pride held a vigil to mark the funeral of Brianna Ghey, the 16yr old transgender girl who was murdered in Cheshire on February 11th. The vigil opened with an introduction and welcome from Klara Bow, Co-Chair of the…

JANET Dalrymple, Chief Executive of local domestic abuse charity, Safer Places, has stated her frustration at the comments by the Fiona Bruce on last week’s BBC Question Time.   Janet Dalrymple, commented in a statement on the subject: “Language matters. Minimising an incident of abuse because it only happened once is irrelevant as a defence, and incredibly…

AN award winning group aiming to help disadvantaged young people as been left heartbroken after callous thieves stole their minibus and then torched it after taking out sporting equipment. Police say the minibus, belonging to Changing Lives was stolen from outside Reedings Junior School in…

Update: Statement from Essex Police “We were called to a collision in Potter Street, Harlow, shortly before 9.45pm last night, Tuesday 14 March. The incident involved a motorcyclist who had sustained an injury. He was taken to hospital for treatment, where he remains.  No arrests…

SEVEN men were arrested after the latest operation targeting criminal activity along Essex’s borders with London and Hertfordshire. Operation Claymore is Essex Police-led but also involves officers from the Metropolitan and Hertfordshire police forces. The cross-force team track down vehicles believed to be involved in…

A TEENAGER has been charged following an incident in The Stow last week ((Tuesday). An Essex Police spokesperson said: “Yesterday officers from Harlow CID charged a juvenile male in relation offences of affray and possession of offensive weapon that occurred on the 7th March. He…

AN APPEAL has been made after a bicycle was stolen in Harlow. The bike was stolen from garages in the Westfield area of the town, just off Tripton Road. Believe it was Saturday night into Sunday morning. Any information, e mail us at [email protected] and…

ESSEX Police is appealing for witnesses to an incident in Harlow in which a car was criminally damaged. The red Fiesta was parked in Northbrooks when the damage was discovered – a damaged wing mirror and all four tyres had been punctured. It is believed…

POLICE officers from Harlow CID are investigating two burglaries in The Rundells, Harlow and are appealing for witnesses. The first was on Tuesday 7 March between 8.30pm and 9.30pm. On this occasion three men wearing all dark clothing were seen to climb over the fence…

WOULD you know how to spot the subtle signs someone you know is the victim of domestic abuse? If you did, would you be confident in providing the appropriate support to that person, at the right time and in the safest way? Free training is…

TWENTY-five people were arrested as part of a week-long intensification operation tackling county lines drug networks.  Specialist officers from our Serious Violence Unit also seized £5,000 in cash and Class A drugs.  The arrests were made in Basildon, Chelmsford, Brentwood, Harlow, Manchester and London and…

DETECTIVES investigating the murder of 59 year-old Phillip Lewis in Harlow have arrested a second man on suspicion of murder. Human remains were discovered at Oakwood Pond on New Year’s Eve. One man – 55 year-old Lee Clarke, of Wedhey, Harlow – has already been…