A pair of vile crooks attempted to steal a woman's dogs for illegal fighting.
The woman was approached by the men in a van in Southwick Road, Canvey.
The men attempted to convince her to let her dogs fight but the woman managed to get away.
A spokesman Essex Police said: "We were called with reports that a woman was approached by two men who were asking about her dogs, on Southwick Road, Canvey.
"At around 1.30pm a woman in her 70s was approached by two men who were in a small white van.
"The first man was described as having curly ginger hair and the second man had short brown hair.
"The men tried to bait her into a dog fight, which she declined.
"Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call us on 101 quoting the incident 575 of 23 November."
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