Police seek hijack gang
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• Essex police are looking for a "Bob Hoskins-lookalike" aged 30-55 and a second, muscular man of oft with light brown hair, long at the front, after a Volvo F10 artic was hijacked a week last Saturday (13 August). Jim Thurbon, who drives for West Thurrock-based Felgate Services, pulled over at 02:00hrs after being flashed to stop by a van in West Thurrock. The van driver told Thurbon there were sparks coming from the back of the truck, but when he bent over to look, the van driver grabbed his arms, told him not to make a fuss and bundled him into the back of the van.
The 37-year-old trucker was driven around for five hours before being let out at a lorry park at Ongar, about 25 miles away. While Thurbon was being driven around the gang made off with his artic, which was loaded with 100,000 worth of Italian shoes, china, ties and scarves.
The white Volvo has the name Felgate Services written on both doors and a red chassis: it is worth around £10,000. The TIP-rented trailer and container are blue.