MEMBERS of Thurrock's community policing team have reported they have seized three vehicles while patrolling the area as part of planned operations.

On Thursday, 25 April officers conducted more patrols under two separate operations.

The first being Operation Fred, which is a joint partnership operation including members of Thurrock Council. The second was Op Sculptor, created to tackle vehicle crime.

The team located a stolen Ford Fiesta, which was bearing false plates. The Fiesta which was found in Grays, had been stolen from London in November 2023. The vehicle was seized and recovered for forensic examination.

The team then located a red Ford Transit van being driven in Chafford Hundred without insurance. The driver was reported and the vehicle was seized.

After this, the team located another vehicle being driven without insurance, in Ockendon.

This time it was a white Mercedes Sprinter van. The driver was reported and the vehicle was seized.