Crime
ON Saturday night officers from Essex Police – Harlow District community policing team conducted a high visibility patrol of Harlow town centre. An Essex Police spokesperson said: “The purpose of these patrols was to target “High Harm” in the Town Centre. “This was a proactive…
ESSEX Police has launched an investigation after a pedestrian was struck by an e-scooter. The injuries he received led him to be taken to hospital. An Essex Police spokesperson said: “We received a report of a road traffic collision on High Street, Harlow, outside a…
A HARLOW man has pleaded guilty to an offence in relation to the sex offenders register. Jake Buzzing-Hills, aged 24, of Pittmans Field, Harlow has pleaded guilty to the following. On January 1st, 2022, in Harlow, being a relevant offender within the terms of section…
A MAN has been jailed for seven years for running a county line supplying crack cocaine and heroin in Norwich and into Harlow. Huseyin Nokay, 24, of Hertford Road, Enfield, appeared at Norwich Crown Court after pleading guilty to being involved in supplying crack cocaine and…
DETECTIVES investigating a series of knifepoint robberies in Harlow earlier this week have made an arrest. A 22-year-old man from Basildon was arrested last night, Thursday 24 March, on suspicion of three robberies and one attempted robbery. He remains in custody for questioning. The incidents…
OFFICERS have completed three days of action at Stansted designed to educate commercial drivers and airport workers about the signs that children might be the victims of exploitation. County Lines drug dealers are known to use taxis, coaches and trains to move people and drugs…
THIS week will see a change in the law concerning the use of mobile phones while driving: don’t get caught out. On Friday 25 March it will be illegal to use a mobile phone for any purpose while driving, and we are asking everyone to…
ESSEX Police are investigating reports of an assault in Harlow town centre which occurred shortly before 6.30pm on Tuesday 22 March. Officers attended the Harvey Centre to find that a teenage girl had been punched several times. A second teenage girl was spoken to by…
AS part of the ongoing work to tackle the threat of drug trafficking and knife crime in the county, officers from Harlow’s Community Policing Team joined staff at Harlow College to raise awareness as part of County Lines Intensification Week. County lines is the name…
A HARLOW woman has pleaded guilty to assaulting a teenage girl. Jade Wigley, aged 20, of Bishops Stortford, made the plea to the following at Chelmsford magistrates court. On February 21st, 2022 21/02/2022 at Harlow a female by beating her. The attack happened outside Passmores…
A TOTAL of 134 women have been safeguarded and five people convicted of modern slavery offences as the result of a Metropolitan Police investigation. Four men and one woman were arrested following a proactive operation in London and Essex last year, led by detectives from…
A HARLOW man has pleaded guilty to possession of cocaine and not guilty to drug-driving. Benjamin Coyle, aged 37, of Upper Stonyfield, Harlow pled to the following at Chelmsford magistrates court. On August 13th, 2021 at Harlow had in your possession a quantity of cocaine…
AS part of a national week of action aimed at disrupting County Lines drug gangs in Essex, our specialist officers made 49 arrests, seized almost £100,000 in cash, 300g of loose Class A drugs and more than 1,100 prepared wraps of cocaine. Eight County Lines…
A Harlow man is set to stand trial accused of Grievous Bodily Harm (GBH). Richard Howorth, aged 37, of Kingsland, Harlow has been charged with the following. On July 23rd at Pynest Road, Harlow, unlawfully and maliciously inflicted grievous bodily harm upon a person. A…
A HARLOW man has been charged with threatening to burn a woman’s house down. Richard Orsbourn, aged 55, of Herons Wood, Harlow has been charged with the following. On October 1st 2021 at Herons Wood, Harlow, without lawful excuse, you threatened a woman, that you…
