CROOKS struck twice within hours at the same petrol garage.
The first crook, a white man aged 40 to 42, walked into the BP Express garage at the Orsett Cock in Orsett and filled up his blue BMW 328 with £73 of unleaded petrol before driving off.
It happened at 12.40pm on Thursday, July 24.
Two hours later another man walked into the same garage at 2.45pm.
The teen, described as white, aged 16 to 17, filled up the white Ford Transit van with £20 worth of diesel and also drove off without paying.
Anyone with information about the incident can contact police at Grays on 0300 333 4444.
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