OFFICERS investigating a series of attempted robberies on board a train travelling between Tottenham Hale and Bishops Stortford are appealing for witnesses to come forward. At around 10.30pm on Tuesday 23 April, five teenagers boarded the train at Tottenham Hale and attempted to rob two…

ESSEX Police are currently investigating a serious assault in Harlow on Friday, 26 April. Officers were called to an address in Taylifers at around 8pm following reports of a man sustaining a serious injury to his arm. The victim was taken to hospital and his…

ESSEX Police are continuing to appeal for the public’s help to find 27-year-old Jamie Callegari from Harlow.  Jamie was last seen on April 2nd and they need to make sure he is okay.  He has connections across Essex, Luton and Kent.  Jamie is described as…

EAST of England constabulary areas record another increase in shoplifting – Usdaw concerned about the impact on retail staff. Retail trade union Usdaw is deeply concerned by today’s police recorded crime statistics showing that in 2023 there were significant increases in shoplifting across all constabulary…

IF you’re thinking of cutting your hedge or pruning a tree, remember it’s illegal to take, damage or destroy any birds’ nests, our Rural Engagement Team warns. “Everyone knows that stealing wild birds’ eggs is a crime but not everyone is aware that it’s also…

ESSEX Police is appealing for the public’s help to find Kristle O’Keefe, 13 who is missing from Chelmsford.  Kristle hasn’t been seen since around 9pm yesterday (26 April) and they need to make sure she is okay.  She is described as a mixed race girl,…

ESSEX Police are appealing for witnesses following a fatal collision on the M11 this morning.  Officers were called to Junction 8 of the M11 shortly before 6am this morning (28 April) following a single vehicle collision.  Emergency services attended and the road was quickly closed. …

A WOMAN has been jailed for 14 weeks after pleading guilty to multiple shoplifting offences in Harlow. Alice Tina Smith, 38 of Berecroft, Harlow appeared at Chelmsford Magistrates Court on Monday, 22 April where she was sentenced after pleading guilty to seven counts of theft…

A CONDUCT panel has found a former police officer committed gross misconduct and would have been dismissed without notice had he not already resigned.  The officer, a former Inspector, was alleged to have breached standards of policing in relation to honesty and integrity, duties and…

IN an effort to try and keep Essex’s roads and all road users safe, Roads Policing Unit (RPU) officers have arrested 583 drivers in connection with drink or drug driving in the first three months of 2024. Through a number of policing operations and proactive…

A DRIVER who admitted making a U-turn that seriously injured a motorcyclist has been banned for three years. On Sunday 5 May last year, we were notified of a collision at the Mark Hall roundabout, Harlow, near to the junction with A414.  On arrival, officers…

“I tinted my windows to hide my tools.” THIS was one excuse from the 22 drivers stopped for tinted windows at yesterday’s Harlow Vision Zero day, after their vehicles were checked with Essex Police’s light measuring equipment. Illegally tinted windows on vehicles can significantly reduce…

A HARLOW man has been electronically tagged and excluded from one of the town’s stores for 18 months. Matthew Nardolilli, 38, of Tanys Dell, had previously admitted 21 thefts from the Co-op store in Old Harlow High Street between 18 December 2023 and 11 February…

A SPECIALIST team which manages the risk posed by sexual offenders secured charges against three individuals across a week of action. Each of the individuals charged face court after our Management of Sexual Offenders and Violent Offenders team (MOSOVO) carried out unannounced home visits. The…