A man who was stabbed at least twice in the leg is refusing to help police catch his attackers.
A police helicopter, dog unit and other police vehicles were dispatched to Kings Road in the Melbourne area of Chelmsford after a man was stabbed shortly before 2.10pm on Monday, February 16.
The man, in his mid-30s, was taken to hospital for treatment to two minor stab wounds.
Police say three men, one white and two of them black, decamped out of a Saab 9-3 in Ockleford Avenue after they launched the police search – but they were "not located".
Essex Police say enquiries are continuing but that the victim is refusing to co-operate with the investigation.
Anyone with information can call police on 101.