BRAZEN thieves stole a car from a doctor's surgery. The crooks walked into the surgery, which was open, in Tank Hill Road, Purfleet, at 4pm on Monday, June 30.

While inside they stole a cash box from behind reception, a handbag and car keys to a blue Vauxhall Tigra.

The thieves then drove away in the Tigra, registered T144 RCT.

  • THIEVES stole a black Renault Clio parked outside the Prince of Wales pub in West Road, South Ockendon, on Saturday, July 5. The car, taken between 10.10pm and 11.10pm, is registered LG07 VOC, and is worth £7,500.

Anyone with information about either theft is asked to contact Thurrock police on 0300 333 4444 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.