A man was seen trying to steal post from a letterbox.
At 12.15 on Monday a man was spotted putting his hand through the letter box in Mope Lane, Wickham Bishops.
He was chased but got away in a dark coloured car, possibly a Renault Clio.
The suspect is described as black, around 20-years-old and 5ft 8ins tall.
Anyone with information should contact Essex Police on 101, quoting incident number EP-20150209-0429.
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