A MAN who was admitted 16 incidents of vehicle interference has been sentenced, thanks to the Harlow Community Policing Team. Stephen Coe, 35, of Radburn Close, Harlow, was issued with a community order on Monday 15 April after he admitted vehicle interference involving 16 cars…

SERIOUS violence fell substantially in England and Wales last year, a study has shown reports the BBC. Despite increases in the two previous years, the overall trend is for a long-term decline in serious violence, Cardiff University researchers found. The fall was driven by reductions…

“THESE people did not need to get criminal records….Their actions inconvenienced thousands of people and took up valuable police time; time which would have been better spent catching criminals causing harm in our communities.” Detective Sergeant Chris Arnold was speaking after a group of people…

SOUTHEND, Essex and Thurrock Domestic Abuse Board (SETDAB) are working in partnership to support the Suzy Lamplugh Trust’s National Stalking Week.  Held from 22 to 26 April, this campaign serves as a crucial platform to raise awareness about stalking and its profound impact on victims,…

FOUR people have been arrested after warrants were executed at four addresses in the Netteswell area of Harlow. Officers from our Operational Support Group (OSG) and Harlow Community Policing Team entered the properties at 6.30am this morning, Wednesday 18 April, under Section 23 of the…

A HARLOW man has been jailed for three years for knife possession and drugs & driving offences. Just 10 minutes into their shift, keen-eyed Harlow Community Policing Team officers spotted Kevin Bruno driving erratically in Howard Way, Harlow, and pulled him over. As they approached…

TWO men are wanted after a complaint of theft of a mobile phone was made to Essex Police. The location is the Fireaway Pizza shop on East Walk in Harlow. It occurred at 2.30 pm on Sunday April 14th YH has been sent CCTV footage…

RETAIL workers go to work to help their customers, not to be assaulted, says Essex Police business crime sergeant Christian Denning. “No-one goes to work expecting to be assaulted but, nationally, we are seeing a rise in assaults on shop staff,” says Sergeant Denning. In…

A MAN, who broke into a woman’s home and stole her dogs before fatally injuring one of them has been sentenced to over two years in prison. Mark Linford, 46 of Aston End, Stevenage appeared at Chelmsford Crown Court on Thursday, 4 April where he…

SEX offender Leslie Richards has been sentenced to three years in prison after police identified him from a video he shared of a violent sexual assault on a mobile app. Richards, of Eastbrook Avenue in Dagenham, pleaded guilty to two counts of sexual assault by…

OFFICERS from our Operational Support Group (OSG) made eight arrests yesterday, locating suspects across the county for high-harm offences like aggravated burglary and rape. The OSG supported officers across Essex Police with a number of operations yesterday, Friday 12 April, as well as carrying out…

A MAN has been sentenced to almost four years in jail after CAIT detectives were able to link him to the sexual assault of a young girl in Harlow.  Officers were alerted to an incident on Wednesday 15 June 2022 at Oakwood Pond off Fourth…

CAN you help find 28-year-old Lee Farrugia? Following West Mercia’s appeal on 25 March he still hasn’t been located. A spokesperson said: “We’re keen to speak to him as he may be able to help with our enquiries into two assaults.  The assaults took place…

A DRIVER who admitted driving the wrong way on the M11 to avoid traffic, has been disqualified and ordered to complete 200 hours of community service. Roads Policing officers were responding to a collision on northbound M11, between junctions 8 and 9, at around 8pm…