Operation Sceptre: Police in Harlow to focus on knife crime
TACKLING knife crime and getting weapons off our streets will be the focus for Essex Police during a national crackdown, called Operation Sceptre, which starts today, Monday, 11 March. Operation...
View ArticlePolice swoop on house in Nicholls Field
A NUMBER of police officers are in attendance at a property in Nicholls Field. Both uniformed and plain clothed officers have been at a house since before 8am (Tuesday). A dog unit is also present. YH...
View ArticleSexual Assault: Police no longer looking for man on bus to Harlow
ESSEX Police is no longer looking to identify a man pictured in CCTV who they wanted to speak to in connection with an incident where a woman was sexually assaulted on a bus in Harlow. A woman reported...
View ArticleOperation Sceptre: Police out in force in Harlow as knife crime crackdown...
ESSEX Police officers have been out in force all week in Harlow as part of the nationwide campaign against knife crime. Officers have been out early searching shopping parades including Bush Fair, The...
View ArticleEssex Police to conduct reassurance patrols after New Zealand terror attacks
ESSEX Police Chief Constable BJ Harrington said: “I was saddened to hear about the appalling events in New Zealand and on behalf of everyone at Essex Police I send sincere condolences to all those...
View ArticleTwo men jailed for manslaughter at Poplar Kitten
TWO men from Harlow have been sentenced today, Friday, March 15, after being found guilty of a manslaughter. Andrew Watt, 48, died in hospital on August 19, 2017, after being assaulted outside the...
View ArticleHarlow woman fined after being found drunk and disorderly outside pub
A HARLOW woman’s been fined after being found drunk and disorderly outside a pub. Diana Leftwich, aged 47, No Fixed Abode, pled guilty at Chelmsford magistrates court to the following: On 15/01/2019 at...
View ArticleAppeal after pedestrian left with serious leg injuries after hit and run with...
ESSEX Police are appealing for information after a man was left with serious leg injuries following a fail to stop collision in Harlow yesterday, Friday, March 15. A man aged in his 50s was crossing...
View ArticleMarch Report: Community policing in Harlow
Monthly Community Policing Report By Inspector Tony Walker WE have recently welcomed two new Police Community Support officers to the team, Sharon MacDonald & David Moore, both area a great...
View ArticleM11 Bomb Hoax: Essex Police to take no further action
NO further action will be taken against a man who was arrested on suspicion of making hoax bomb threats. Essex Police were called around 1.45am yesterday, Wednesday 20 March, with concerns around the...
View ArticleMan arrested after woman attacked outside Small Copper pub in Harlow
A WOMAN is in hospital and a man has been arrested after an alleged attack outside a pub in Harlow. An Essex Police spokesperson said: “Police were contacted at just after 6pm on Thursday, March 21st,...
View ArticleMan who stabbed teenager in Town Park jailed for three years
A MAN who stabbed a teenager in Harlow, causing him to lose his gall bladder, has been jailed for close to three years. Thokozani Shiri, 21, of Torkildsen Way, Harlow, had pleaded guilty to causing...
View ArticleHarlow drug dealer jailed for two years after being caught with crack cocaine
A TEENAGE drug dealer caught with 37 rocks of crack cocaine and heroin nearly £1,000 in cash has been jailed for more than two and a half years. Chelmsford Crown Court heard how officers were...
View ArticlePolice launch investigation after teenage girl stabbed in Milwards
ESSEX Police have started an investigation after a teenage girl was stabbed. A police spokesperson said: “We were called shortly before 8.30pm this evening, March 27, with reports a teenager had been...
View ArticleMan jailed for six years for stabbing taxi driver with needle
A MAN who assaulted a taxi driver, stabbed him in the arm with a needle, and stole his car has been jailed for more than six years. The victim, a man in his 30s, picked up a man claiming to be called...
View ArticleHarlow electrician jailed for £210,000 tax scam
A HARLOW electrician who stole more than £210,000 in a tax scam, has been jailed for two years after an investigation by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). Michael Gough, 62, the sole director of Plug...
View ArticleTeenage drug dealer jailed after being caught with heroin near Bush Fair
A TEENAGE drug dealer caught with 133 wraps of heroin and crack cocaine has been jailed for 15-months. Chelmsford Crown Court heard how officers from the West Operation Raptor were patrolling on...
View ArticleHarlow man charged with assaulting a woman and possession of a taser
A MAN has been charged with a number of alleged assaults on a woman and being in possession of a taser. Emergency services were called to near the Small Copper pub on Momples Road, Harlow last week....
View ArticleHarlow man charged with knife possession in Market Square
A HARLOW man is set to stand trial for an alleged possession of a knife in the town centre. Tevin Christy, aged 23, of Hookfield, Harlow was charged with the following. On 24/11/2018 at Harlow had with...
View ArticleHarlow man with “numerous convictions” jailed for four months for assault
A HARLOW man has been jailed after pleading guilty to an assault. Liam Lincoln, aged 20, of Sharpecroft, Harlow pled guilty to the following at Chelmsford magistrates court. On 23/01/2019 at Harlow...
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