Crime
A FATHER , whose wife and five children were killed in a house fire in Harlow ten years ago said he still has “hope” the people who torched his home will be caught. Dr Abdul Shakoor’s wife Dr Sabah Usmani, sons Muneeb, nine, and Rayyan,…
ESSEX Police is investigating an incident in Harlow where a teenager was grabbed earlier this month It was reported a 13 year-old girl had been walking down an alley between Partridge Road and Barn Mead between 8.30am and 8.45am on Friday October 7th. It was…
A HARLOW woman has been found guilty of failing to provide a specimen of breath for a breath test. Sian White, aged 30, of Kingsland, Harlow was found guilty at Chelmsford magistrates court of the following. On April 7th, 2022 at Harlow when suspected of…
TEN years on since the fatal fire in Harlow, which killed six members of the same family, Essex Police are continuing to appeal for the public’s help. Shortly before 2am of Monday, 15 October 2012, we were called to a large fire at a home…
ESSEX Police has been told that it must improve how it “responds to the public” following a government inspection. The report also rates its ability to investigate crime as “adequate”. His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue (HMI) published their report today (Friday).…
TEN years on: Memorial service to remember the murdered Shakoor family. Full details below.
ESSEX Police led a safety operation during which a Jet2.com flight from Dalaman to Manchester was diverted to Stansted this evening, Wednesday 12 October. Shortly before 9pm, we received a report of a potential threat on board the flight. It was escorted to Stansted Airport,…
A HARLOW man has pleaded guilty to driving whilst twice over the legal limit. Grant Biggerstaff, aged 37, of Northbrooks pleaded guilty to the following at Chelmsford magistrates court. On March 18th, 2022 at Northbrooks, Harlow drove a Vauxhall Vivaro after consuming so much alcohol…
Update: 62-year-old Gary Rengert from Harlow has been found. ====== ESSEX Police are appealing for the public’s help to find missing 62-year-old Gary Rengert from Harlow. Gary hasn’t been seen since earlier this afternoon (12 October) and we are growing increasingly concerned for his welfare.…
Update: We are pleased to confirm that Michaela Crane, who went missing from Harlow earlier today has now been found. Thank you to everyone who shared our appeal. ======== ESSEX Police are appealing for your help to locate Michaela Crane who is missing in Harlow.…
A MAN is set to stand trial over a number of charges involving rape and abduction. Aaron Roberts, aged 26, of Elwood, Harlow has been charged with the following. On September 18th, 2022, at Harlow intentionally penetrated the vagina of a woman with your penis,…
TODAY, Saturday 8 October, marks the start of this year’s National Hate Crime Awareness Week. An Essex Police spokesperson said: “Throughout the next seven days, we’ll be raising awareness of different hate crime offences, how to report them and the organisations you can go to…
THREE people have been arrested following a robbery in the town centre. Essex Police reported that on Thursday they responded to reports of a robbery at McDonalds in Harlow Town Centre. Officers from their Town Centre Team, Community Police Team and CID conducted area searches…
Hare Car Park: Google Images ESSEX Police are investigating an assault in Harlow. It was reported a man got out of a vehicle in the car park of The Hare pub in Hare Street Springs at around 9.50pm yesterday (Wednesday 5 October) and punched another…
A WOMAN has been charged as part of an investigation into thefts in Harlow where an elderly man was targeted. It was reported the victim, a man in his 70s, had been befriended by a woman in Harlow on the cycle tracks and then withdrawn…
A MAN arrested in Harlow has been charged with the murder of a man in Woolwich. Damilola Oloruntola, 23, was fatally stabbed in Brookhill Road on September 28th. On October 2, Solomon Bamidele, of Sutton-at-Hone in Kent, was arrested at a property in Harlow. The…
