Crime
ON MONDAY, police officers from Town Centre Team and Community Policing team were out in Harlow Town Centre undertaking hi-vis patrols and using knife arches for our #OpSceptre week. A spokesperson said: “We will continue activities throughout the week working with partner agencies to educate…
A FORMER Essex Police officer has been found to have committed gross misconduct after she was convicted of drink driving. Former PC Cockrell was stopped in her personal vehicle while off-duty in August 2023. She provided a sample of breath which showed a measure well…
POLICE have arrested the third of three men who absconded from an open prison on the same day. Levi Mitchell, 39, fled from Hollesley Bay in Woodbridge, near Ipswich, on 21 October, along with Aidan McGuinness, 44, and Joshua Terry, 29. Mitchell, who is serving…
TODAY (Monday, 13 November) sees the beginning of Op Sceptre Week – a national week where forces intensify their work. Detective Chief Inspector Ian Hughes of Essex Police is leading the county force’s work, which has driven down serious knife offences by more than 12%…
FOURTEEN men were arrested after the latest operation targeting criminal activity along Essex’s borders with London and Hertfordshire. Eleven of the individuals detained were arrested for burglary or related offences. Operation Claymore is Essex Police-led but also involves officers from Hertfordshire, the Met and the…
A RECENT inquest into the death of a prison at Chelmsford prison, where where many inmates from the Harlow area are held, has highlighted a report from the Prison and Probation Ombudsman reports the Local Democracy Reporter. A belated inquest was held last month into…
Update: Good news! Georgia Dyer, who had been missing form Harlow, has now been found. HAVE you seen 13-year-old Georgia Dyer? She’s gone missing from Harlow and police need to make sure she’s safe. Georgia was last seen on Thursday 9 November in the area…
FROM WEDNESDAY, it is illegal to possess nitrous oxide for the purpose of getting high and is now classified as a Class C drug under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971. This means that it is now a criminal offence to possess nitrous oxide without…
AN appeal has been made after a van was stolen in Harlow. The van was stolen at 9.45pm last night from East Road (off Edinburgh Way). If found, please call numbers on side of van.
A MAN will appear in court charged with burglary after an international warrant for his arrest was executed. Dragos Muntenu, 26, previously of Harlow, will appear at Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday 8 November charged with a burglary that occurred at a property in Harlow…
AN appeal has been made to find a car stolen from the Gilston area. The Bentley Bentayga car was stolen from an address in the Pye Corner area between 0300 hrs and 1000 hrs on Wednesday November 1st. The car has distinctive black badges, has…
A HARLOW man has been arrested in connection with the alleged theft of £360.00 from a bedridden elderly resident at sheltered accommodation in Bishops Stortford. Hertfordshire Constabulary revealed that a 38-year-old Harlow man was arrested and has been released on police bail while enquiries continue.…
A HARLOW man has been summoned to court for failing to attend a number of supervision hearings. Jeremy Heath, aged 48, of Ladyshot, Harlow has been reported for the following: Failed without reasonable excuse to comply with the supervision requirements imposed following release from a…
Photo: Geoff Standard A SURGE in thefts of Fiesta car parts in Essex could be due to Ford’s decision to discontinue production, police have said reports the BBC. Officers issued a warning after more than 100 of the cars were stolen in October around the…
TWO men have been charged with a total of 11 offences following a series of burglaries and car thefts in Harlow. Danny Mitchell, 18, of Berecroft, Harlow, has been charged with four counts of burglary, three counts of theft of a motor vehicle, and handling…
A MAN accused of soliciting to murder and incitement to kidnap the TV presenter Holly Willoughby has pleaded not guilty to both charges reports the BBC. Gavin Plumb, 36, of Potters Field in Harlow, appeared at Chelmsford Crown Court. The charges relate to an alleged…
