Maldon police are appealing for information after the crew of a Virgin Atlantic jet reported that a laser was shone at the plane.

The shocking incident occurred at 9.30pm on Wednesday, 18 November.

It appears the laser was shone from the South Woodham Ferrers area.

If you have any information, please contact Sergeant Francis by calling 101. Alternatively, you can go to the Essex Police website here.

From 7am to 11pm you can also provide information directly to a police online operator by selecting the 'Live Chat' button at the bottom right of the website page. This will help ensure your report is dealt with as quickly as possible.

Information can also be given to independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or by viisting the Crimestoppers website here.

Please refer to incident 1303 of the 18th when providing any information to ensure it gets to the investigating officer as quickly as possible.