THIEVES stole 900 pairs of shoes, worth £18,000, from a store in Oxford.

The break-in happened between Tuesday, November 14 and Thursday, November 16, on a container in the storage yard at the rear of the Brantano shop at the Oxford Retail Park, Ambassador Avenue, Blackbird Leys.

Police only released details of the theft today.

PC Amanda Millin said: "A large vehicle would be needed to move this amount of stolen goods in one go. If anyone has seen anything at the retail park on any of these three nights, we would be keen to speak to them."

Anyone with information that could assist police inquiries is urged to contact PC Millin at Oxford police station via 0845 8 505 505.