A police car has been left with a smashed windscreen after two thugs hurled a jar at it.

Essex Police are appealing for information after a jar was thrown at the police car, smashing the windscreen.

It was damaged outside McDonald’s restaurant in the Mayflower Retail Park, Gardiners Link, Basildon, just before 1.25am on Monday, November 26.

The suspects were two men inside a new model grey Ford Focus ST.

Anyone with information is asked to call PC Andrea Brady in the Basildon local policing team on 101 quoting reference 42/172621/18.