A STOLEN car, which has been missing from Rayleigh, has been found just ten minutes after it was taken. 

Officers were called to a residential address on Victoria Avenue in Rayleigh shortly after 3am on Friday, June 2, following reports of a Mercedes being stolen from the driveway.

After attending within minutes, officers located the stolen car a short distance away. The suspects had abandoned the car and left the scene. 

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Enquiries remain ongoing to identify the suspects and no arrests have been made at this stage. 

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