“ESSEX is no place to hide for sexual offenders and those who abuse children” – that’s from one of their top officers as figures show Essex Police is ranked top for dealing with online child abusers. Last year, their Police Online Investigation Team (POLIT) made…

OFFICERS have arrested two people in connection with a disturbance at an address in North Weald on Saturday night. At just after 6.15pm we were called to reports of a fight taking place at the Phoenix Hotel off the A414. Emergency services were quickly deployed…

AS part of our road safety responsibilities, we are committed to tackling illegal car meets and ensuring public safety across our county.  Unauthorised car meets, or car cruises, are where drivers meet on the public highway or large public car parks to race or show…

A MAN has been arrested in connection with an arson investigation in Harlow. Police were called to a wooded area of Wych Elm shortly before 2.55am on Friday. Officers investigating the incident arrested a 30-year-old man on suspicion of arson endangering life. He has been…

RESIDENTS, business owners and charity representatives joined police, NHS and council staff at Moot House in The Stow for the launch of an initiative to cut crime and regenerate the area. Clear, Hold, Build is a Home Office-backed scheme that brings together public services to…

ESSEX Police is no longer looking to identify a man we wanted to speak to in connection with an assault in Harlow. It was reported a woman was assaulted as she walked along a cycle path in Fourth Avenue at 7am on Monday 29 April.…

A MAN appeared at Chelmsford Crown Court on Wednesday 15 May, to face a charge of Grievous Bodily Harm with Intent. Mitchell Devonshire, 32, of no fixed abode, pleaded not guilty. He was remanded into custody until 2 September 2024. He was arrested following a…

A TEENAGE killer who stabbed a much-loved father and partner to death before fleeing justice has been convicted of murder following an investigation. Tieran Carmody, 19, inflicted a single stab wound on 35-year-old Max Richardson near Joyners Field, Harlow, on Monday 21 August last year.…

ESSEX Police are investigating an arson in Harlow which has left a man with burns to his hands and back. A spokesperson said: “We were called to a wooded area of Wych Elm shortly before 2.55am today (Friday 17 May). It has been reported a…

ESSEX Police has launched an investigation after a boy was confronted by two males with a knife. An Essex Police spokesperson said: “We were called to reports of an attempted robbery in Harlow on Wednesday (15 May) evening. It was reported two boys approached a…

THE government has today (15 May 2024) agreed to introduce new laws so cyclists who kill or seriously injure because of dangerous cycling, or who kill through careless cycling, face the same penalties as drivers and motorcyclists who do so. Ministers have backed an amendment to the Criminal…

A MAN has been arrested on suspicion of harassment following an incident in Mowbray Rd, Harlow on Friday May 10th. A large number of police officers descended on the area after concerns were raised regarding a man’s alleged behaviour near the Ward Hatch part of…

“WHEN two lives collide, we get to see the other side…” My Boy’s Blood’ is a verbatim piece turned one man rap story The show follows the true story of a mother who lost her son to knife crime in 2006, intertwined with the creators…

A MAN has appeared in court in connection with six vehicle interference charges. Stephen Coe, 35, of Little Brays, Harlow, was remanded into custody to appear at Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court on 10 May to answer the following charges: • Possession of Class B drugs. • Theft from…