ESSEX Police is now the biggest and strongest it has ever been in its 184-year history and this year’s budget aims to maintain this investment in community safety claims Essex Police. A spokesperson said: “The budget, proposed by Roger Hirst, Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner…

RETAIL trade union Usdaw is deeply concerned by today’s police recorded crime statistics showing that in the 12 months to September 2023 there was significant increases in shoplifting across all constabulary areas in the East of England. In the whole of England and Wales there…

HARLOW Council has launched a new community safety hub in the town centre as part of a new crackdown on crime and antisocial behaviour (ASB) in the town. The new hub, based in the Civic Centre, brings together the council’s Community Safety team and Essex…

A MAN has been arrested after a report that he was trying car doors in the south of Harlow An Essex Police spokesperson said: “Officers were called to Latton Common Road in Harlow around 12:30pm today (31 January) following reports of a man attempting to…

Update from Essex Police: We are pleased to confirm that Charlie MacIntyre, who was missing from Harlow has now been found.  ============== ESSEX Police is continuing to appeal for information to help us find 18-year-old Charlie MacIntyre, who is missing in Harlow.  A spokesperson said:…

ESSEX Police are appealing for information following a burglary in Harlow and are in a position to release two images of items taken.  Enquiries are continuing after suspects entered a property in Deer Park, Harlow, on Saturday 20 January. Items including jewellery were taken from…

HERE IS a theatre group doing very important work. The Mercy Theatre Collective work is deeply relevant in our town. For David and the rest of the team, their home town is a place with a 200% increase in knife crime in the last four…

IN the last 15 weeks, police officers seized 1196 uninsured cars and commercial vehicles to combat uninsured drivers using roads in Essex (the period between 9 October 2023 to 21 January 2024). Each and every day, we carry out enforcement activities to ensure safety on…

HAVE you seen 18-year-old Charlie MacIntyre? He’s missing and the police need to make sure he’s safe. Charlie was last spoken to on the phone on Sunday 21 January and hasn’t been seen since. He about 5ft 6in tall, slim, with short brown hair and…

THE Stolen Vehicle Intelligence Unit have had another record-breaking 12 months after identifying or recovering more than 700 stolen vehicles with a combined value of £27m. The team of PC Paul Gerrish, PC Phil Pentelow and analyst Hannah Gerrish frequently seize stolen cars within hours…

A THIEF was arrested, charged and sentenced by a court less than 24 hours after he targeted a garage shop for the 11th time.  An Essex Police spokesperson said: We linked 28-year-old Liam Kinggett to repeated thefts from a BP garage, in Pegrams Road, Harlow,…

ESSEX Police has issued an appeal over “suspicious activity” at Oakwood Pond in Harlow. A spokesperson said: “We are continuing to appeal for witnesses and anyone with information to come forward after a serious assault in Harlow. We were called to Fold Croft, at around…

OFFICERS enforcing a Section 60 order in Harlow secured a charge against a man following reports of individuals causing disorder in the town. A spokesperson said: “We swiftly made an arrest after receiving reports of a man carrying an offensive weapon in the area of…

A WOMAN who ordered three bottles of wine before setting fire to her flat has been jailed for 32 months reports the BBC. Diane Wake, 58, told police she had been drinking “heavily” and did not remember lighting three fires inside the property in Harlow.…