A gang of three men are being hunted by police in connection with the theft of a £50,000 tractor.
The suspects stole the Volvo tractor and trailer from the Motorway Trans-port yard, in the Burnt Mills industrial estate, Basildon.
The white tractor with blue stripes was taken on Monday at 6.40pm.
The trailer was carrying a red container that had a pushchair inside. Only one of the suspects was seen clearly.
He is was white, 5ft 9ins tall, with short brown hair, medium build and a red O2 T-shirt and jeans.
The gang is also suspected of being responsible for an earlier theft of a lorry trailer at the Safestore storage warehouse, in Howard Chase, Basildon.
The trailer was worth £12,000.
Anyone with information on either theft is asked to call Basildon police on 01268 532212.
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