More vans have been broken into at a hotel car park.
Thieves stole £4,430-worth of tools from two Citroen Berlingo vans parked outside the Feering Travelodge on the A12 overnight on March 24.
It follows thieves stealing £12,000 worth of equipment from three vans in the same car park overnight on February 15.
Anyone with information about the incidents should call Braintree police on 101 or Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555111.
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