A NEW approach to reducing Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) is backed by Harlow Council as it looks to pursue more opportunities to strengthen crime prevention in the town. The National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) has released a statement calling for a whole-system approach…

WITH a further increase in shoplifting across the East of England – Usdaw welcomes the Labour Government’s commitment to tackle retail crime Retail trade union Usdaw is deeply concerned by today’s police recorded crime statistics showing that in the year to March 2024, there were…

ESSEX Police is investigating reports of dangerous driving on the M11 in Loughton at around 5pm today (Tuesday 23 July). We were alerted to several brightly coloured sports cars, believed to be Lamborghinis, coming to a complete stop on the northbound carriageway of the motorway,…

TWO senior Labour councillors have issued a joint statement following a police report on the “epidemic” of violence against women and girls. Councillors Kay Morrison and Lanie Shears said: “We’ve talked about this and written about it. It’s become clear that we’ll have to keep…

THANKS to a concerned driver calling 999, a man who admitted dangerously driving a truck with a crane on the back, has been disqualified from driving. David Sharp of Campion Close, Kent, appeared at Colchester Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday 16 July where he was ordered…

POLICE chiefs have outlined the scale of violence against women and girls (VAWG) in England and Wales in a national policing statement bringing together comprehensive data and analysis. Policing has undergone significant changes to the way it tackles violence against women and girls in recent…

THE police and crime commissioner for Essex has insisted the force has a “real focus” on cracking down on shoplifting – after figures show the number of recorded incidents almost doubled since 2014 reports the Local Democracy Reporter. Between December 2014 and December 2023, recorded…

“CRIME is continuing to fall in Essex – and we’ll be able to keep it going down if we have the right funding” – that’s the message from the Chief Constable. The latest figures show there were more than 10,200 fewer crimes reported in Essex…

HARLOW residents can voice their priorities to help police and local authorities tackle crime and anti-social behaviour in different communities. The annual Community Safety Survey by Safer Essex, on behalf of the county’s 14 Community Safety Partnerships, asks a range of questions to help focus multi-agency efforts…

Update: Essex Police ” We are pleased to confirm that 13-year-old Lucien Pace has been found”.  ============= ESSEX Police are looking for 13-year-old Lucien Pace who is missing from Harlow. The teenager is described as slim, 5ft 2ins tall, with dark brown hair worn in…

ESSEX Police are working to find Euron Hoxa who is missing in Harlow. The 17-year-old is 5ft 6ins and has short, dark brown hair with braids. A spokesperson said: “We believe he will be wearing black jogging bottoms, a black jumper and black durag-style hat.…

DETECTIVES investigating the knifepoint robbery of a teenage boy in Harlow have secured a conviction against the culprit. On Wednesday 8 May this year, a 15-year-old boy was robbed in a pedestrian underpass in Netteswell Orchard, Harlow. He was approached by 19-year-old Ellis Brown, who…

AS you may know, we often go to the Essex Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner’s website to look at the crime statistics for Harlow and the rest of Essex. With a new Labour government and a new Home Secretary in Yvette Cooper, there will be…

A FORMER Essex Police officer would have been dismissed had she not already resigned after it was proven that she committed gross misconduct by taking drugs and failing to act on knowledge of her partner’s drug dealing. An investigation by our Professional Standards Department found…