Crime
ACROSS Essex, almost every investigation begins life as a 999 call and in the last year, we’ve responded to almost 80,000 emergencies claim Essex Police A spokesperson said: “In that time, our response officers have made more than 17,000 arrests. The fantastic work that response officers…
AN UNDERCOVER police officer feared there was an “imminent threat” to Holly Willoughby after pictures of the TV presenter were posted in an online group called “Abduct Lovers”, a court has heard reports the BBC. Gavin Plumb, 37, from Potters Field, Harlow, is accused of…
AS part of a coordinated strike to tackle organised vehicle crime, police have made seven arrests and recovered multiple stolen vehicle parts following a series of early morning warrants. On Thursday 27 June, officers from Essex and Kent’s Serious Crime Directorate (SCD) led teams from…
ON Wednesday 12 June, Harlow Volunteer Police Cadets were involved in speed checks on motorists on Tripton Road, Harlow. Cadets were given basic training on use of the speed gun and were each given an opportunity to record the speed of passing drivers. In total…
A HARLOW man accused of plotting to rape and murder Holly Willoughby had searched online for “how to meet people who plan to kidnap celebrities”, a court heard reports the BBC. Gavin Plumb, 37, also allegedly asked “what does it feel like to be raped?”…
A SECURITY guard plotted to abduct, rape and murder TV personality Holly Willoughby to fulfil his “ultimate fantasy”, a court heard reports the BBC. Gavin Plumb, 37, is alleged to have assembled a tool kit for “highly sexualised” violence against the former This Morning presenter…
MORE than 100 cannabis plants have been seized and will be destroyed as part of a planned operation in Harlow this morning, Monday 24 June. Acting on intelligence, officers executed a warrant in Mallows Green at 6am. Once inside, they found a sophisticated set up…
THE TWO hour General Election Hustings discussed a great many things. We thought it would be easier to break it down into a number of issued discussed. A number of questions were asked about crime in Harlow. All our General Election stories can be seen…
AI technology is helping Essex police officers save hours of “drudgery” by automating what has been traditionally been standard but repetitive tasks reports the Local Democracy Reporter. The technology is also being used to enable better recognition of known offenders – which follows a prompt…
THE TRIAL of a man accused of soliciting to murder and incitement to kidnap the TV presenter Holly Willoughby is set to begin today (June 24th). Gavin Plumb, 36, of Potters Field in Harlow is accused of planning to assemble a “kidnap and restraint kit”…
TWO women have been charged following an incident at Stansted Airport. A spokesperson said: “We were called shortly before 5.10am yesterday, Thursday 20 June, to reports of two people having gained access to an area which is away from the runway and main passenger terminal,…
OFFICERS have responded quickly and made two arrests following reports of people gaining access to a private area of an airfield at Stansted Airport. We were called shortly before 5.10am today (Thursday 20 June) . It was reported two people had gained access to an…
A MAN has been charged following an incident in the Potter Street area of Harlow on Sunday afternoon. An Essex Police spokesperson said: “A man has been charged with attempted murder after we responded to reports of an assault in Harlow. “We were called at…
A FORMER Essex Police officer would have been dismissed from the force, had he not resigned after a panel found him to have committed gross misconduct. Former PC Alexander Fennell was alleged to have breached police standards in relation to Equality and Diversity, Authority Respect…
SPEEDING offences in Essex have rocketed but deaths from road traffic collisions have fallen, data has shown reports the Local democracy Reporter. A total of 71,695 speeding offences were recorded in 2019. That fell to 54,493 in 2020 during the Covid lockdowns that year. However,…
Update: Statement from Essex Police A man remains in police custody and our enquiries continue. The woman, 30s, is now stable and her condition is no longer life threatening. Update: Statement from Essex Police We were called at 12.30pm on Sunday 16 June to a…
