Thieves steal £100,000 worth of sweets
OFFICERS are making an appeal for public help to locate £100,000 worth of sweets which was stolen from a business in Loughborough.
Overnight between May 22 and 23, seven thieves broke into the compound at Hancocks Confectioners in Hockey Close and stole two trailers and unloaded the contents of one trailer onto a separate vehicle before driving that away.
A total of £100,000 worth of confectionery was stolen within the three units.
Despite enquiries by police, the two trailers are still outstanding, one of which has ‘Kingsway Confectionery’ motif on the side, and the other trailer is white with a blue edge stripe as well as the confectionery.
PC Michael Hinton, the investigating officer, said: “We know as the CCTV shows seven people were involved in this crime and not only did they steal a substantial value of property they caused significant damage to the vehicles in doing so, adding to the inconvenience and cost to the business.
“Do you know the current whereabouts of these trailers? Did you see them being driven out of Loughborough on the night they were taken?
“Have you been approached by someone selling Kingsway confectionery in suspicious circumstances?
“We need to catch the people responsible and would urge the public with whatever information they may have, even the smallest details, to get in touch with us.”