TWO Harlow men have been jailed following an extensive investigation into a serious and unprovoked assault which left a man suffering lasting injuries. Alfie Speed and Aaron Millest were found guilty of GBH by a jury in September, following a five-day trial. The pair, both…

HARLOW Council’s Community Safety team, and Harlow Council as a whole, were recognised at a special Community Safety Accreditation Scheme (CSAS) event at Essex Police Headquarters last month.   Members of the Community Safety team attended the event, which featured the first ever awards ceremony to…

ESSEX Police officers have been visiting businesses in Harlow to raise awareness of modern slavery and human trafficking. Working with the Justice and Care charity, officers from the Harlow Town Centre Team spoke to business owners, managers and staff yesterday, Thursday 26 October, about how…

Editorial: IN SHORT, we don’t know. According to police statistics, there are two reported shopliftings every day in Harlow. The key word here is clearly “reported”. That could mean that there are indeed, very few incidents of shoplifting going on. Alternatively, it may be a…

A TEENAGER has been arrested by officers patrolling Harlow town centre in connection with investigations into multiple thefts. They received reports of items taken from Iceland, TK Max, McDonalds, and Ten Pin in town yesterday afternoon. Officers from the Town Centre Team responded and arrested…

A HARLOW teenager has pleaded not guilty to the murder of a 35-year-old man. Police were called to Joyners Field, Harlow, at about 11pm on 21 August after Max Richardson was stabbed and died. Tieran Carmody, 18, of Berecroft, Harlow, denied the charge at Chelmsford…

Update: January 6th, 2024: No arrests, however the investigation remains open, therefore, we are re-publishing the appeal made back in October. ============= ESSEX Police are appealing for the public’s help to identify this man, in connection with an ongoing attempted burglary investigation in Harlow.  Officers…

A MAN has been charged with three counts of burglary dwelling as part of an ongoing investigation in Harlow. Essex Police received three reports of residential burglaries at the same address in Orchard Croft, Harlow between 26 September and 19 October. Stuart White, 36 of…

TWO inmates with links to Harlow have escaped from a Suffolk prison, sparking a public warning. Joshua Lewis Terry, 29, and Levi Mitchell, 39, absconded from Hollesley Bay just before 7pm last night (October 21). Suffolk Police have issued a warning and asked the public…

A HARLOW mother who killed her baby son and tried to blame the crime on an unknown intruder has been sentenced to spend at least the next 17 years in prison. Mother Eloddie Goncalves-Taborda was jailed for life, to serve a minimum of 17 years…

A HARLOW man has denied defrauding an elderly Norfolk couple by claiming to be from a solar panel company. reports the East Anglian Daily Times. Anis Ben-Sghaier, 31, is accused of scamming the couple, who live in Diss, out of more than £10,500 after targeting…

THE prospective parliamentary candidate for Harlow has issued a statement on crime in the town. Chris Vince said: “Harlow is a brilliant town full of wonderful people and for me the best thing about it is the immense amount of community spirit. We saw this…

POLICE attended an incident after parents were concerned over a man’s conduct outside a school in Harlow. An Essex Police spokesperson said: “We were called to reports of a disturbance outside a school in School Lane, Harlow, shortly after 3pm on Monday 16 October. “It…

A MAN has been charged with fraud and driving offences after a car and bank card were stolen in Harlow. On 21 September a suspect had stolen a car from a property in Halling Hill. The suspect has then taken the debit card inside the…