The police helicopter was called out to two reports of hare coursing in Silver End and Stebbing.
It was called in to look for vehicles linked to the Silver End report on Friday but did not find any.
The day after it was called to Stebbing at 10.40am and found two dogs which had been left by suspects fleeing the scene.
Essex Police had no further information about the incidents.
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