Crates full of shoes were stolen by burglars who smashed through a wall to raid Hawk Logistics in Coopers Way, on the Temple Farm Industrial Estate, Southend.

Metal sheeting was pulled off the wall and a hole was made so that 120 crates, each containing 12 pairs of shoes, could be stolen. It will cost about £1,000 to repair the damage.

Published Tuesday, March 12, 2002