Two people from Basildon have been arrested after reports of a car being stolen in Rayleigh. 

Essex Police were called to Daws Heath Road, shortly before 3:10am this morning. 

This was following reports of attempts to steal a car. 

Officers say the car was stolen before being abandoned a short distance away. 

Police carried out a search of the area and later arrested two people in the High Street. 

A 16 year-old boy and a 24 year-old man, both from Basildon, were arrested on suspicion of theft of a motor vehicle and possession of Class B or C drugs. 

A spokesman for Essex Police said: “Two people have been arrested thanks to the good work of officers responding to reports of attempts to steal a car in Rayleigh.

“A 16 year-old boy and a 24 year-old man, both from Basildon, were arrested on suspicion of theft of a motor vehicle and possession of Class B or C drugs.

“They are both currently in custody.”