Crime
ANOTHER 29 arrests were made across Essex yesterday (Thursday 22 February) by officers targeting violent crime and anti-social behaviour. Among these were four made by our Operational Support Group in the Harlow area. The OSG detected and arrested one suspect close to the town who…
A WOMAN has been charged with 50 counts of theft. This follows the theft of products, worth an estimated £4,300, from two shops in Harlow between October last year and February. As a result of ongoing investigation into these matters, a woman was arrested on…
AN Essex Police officer has been dismissed from the force after sexually assaulting a female member of police staff while he was on duty. David Hiscock twice sexually touched his victim’s bottom and attempted to initiate sexually suggestive conversations with his victim, referred to as Ms Z to…
CAN you help find Naomi Brewer who’s missing from Colchester? Police believe Naomi, 41, was in Chelmsford on Tuesday 20 February, but hasn’t been seen or heard from since. She also has links to Clacton and Harlow. Naomi is white, around 5ft 2 ins tall,…
A MAN has been arrested after a report of a woman stabbed in Harlow. An Essex Police spokesperson said: “We were called to reports of a woman with a stab wound at flats in River Way shortly before 6am today (Wednesday 21 February). “Officers were…
A TEENAGER from Harlow has been banned from the Harvey Centre for two years for persistent anti-social behaviour. Logan Howe, 18, of Spring Hills, Harlow was given a Criminal Behaviour Order (CBO) at Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court on Friday last week (16 February). The order bans…
MINDLESS vandals have set fire to a bench dedicated to a lady who loved her walks in the town park. The bench is dedicated to Sheila Hadley, who passed away last year. YH understands that Sheila loved using Harlow Town Park as she lived nearby.…
PRIME Minister Rishi Sunak praised the impact of hotspot patrolling in Essex on a visit to Harlow to launch the next stage of the government’s plan to combat anti-social behaviour (ASB). Anti-social behaviour has fallen by 38.5% across the county in the last 12 months…
AS you may know, the Prime Minister Rishi Sunak came to Harlow on Friday. His visit was met with a number of press releases from Essex Police and Harlow MP Robert Halfon about how crime is down, record numbers of policing, etc. In the interests…
POLICE officers have secured charges against a man after investigative work into a drug line operating in the Harlow area. Officers with Op Raptor Harlow executed a warrant at an address in London on Thursday February 15. During the search, they seized suspected cocaine worth…
A PROLIFIC shoplifter has admitted more than 20 counts of theft after stealing items worth £3,000 from a shop in Old Harlow. Meat and washing products were taken from the Co-op store in the High Street on multiple occasions between 18 December and 11 February.…
THREE people have been charged with attempted murder after a serious assault in Harlow. This follows around-the-clock work from a dedicated investigative team after a man suffered stab wounds on Wednesday 24 January. Police were called to Fold Croft, at around 8pm, to reports a…
A HARLOW man has been sentenced to prison for six months after a series of assaults and a theft. Janis Kukars, 35, from Harlow was convicted at court for two counts of assault by beating and one count of theft. He was sentenced at Chelmsford…
OFFICERS want to speak to three men who may be able to help with their enquiries following several thefts from a Co-op shop in Harlow. On 22 occasions between 9 November 2023 and 5 February 2024, multiple suspects have entered the shop in High Street…
A CONVICTED criminal who continued to run a drug line from his prison cell has been jailed for a further 10 years thanks to extensive work by specialist officers. This work has seen the BEN drug line, which operated out of London and supplied crack…
A HOMELESS Harlow man was murdered by his friend who dumped his body parts in two ponds after using power tools to cut them off, a court heard reports the BBC. Phillip Lewis’ torso was found in Oakwood Pond, in Harlow, on December 31st 2022…
