I was very concerned to hear accounts of an incident that occurred involving young people in Ongar on 7 June. Since then myself and my team have spoken to the authorities who are involved in responding to the situation in order to build up a picture of events. A police investigation is now underway and I will be monitoring this closely whilst continuing to talk to local people. Needless to say, violence of this sort has absolutely no place in our community and I am very keen that we encourage everyone to remain calm and allow the police to do their job. If you have any information that you would like to share with me, please do not hesitate to get in touch. [email protected]