FOUR men are to stand trial accused of stealing shoes worth almost £1.5m in three alleged cross-border raids to Scotland. The English-based group's case called at the High Court in Glasgow where they face charges said to be connected to serious organised crime .
1 A trial has been set for December at the High Court in Glasgow Credit: Alamy Luke Boocock, 24, of Heckmondwike, West Yorkshire , is charged with forcing open a vehicle and stealing a quantity of training shoes valued at £133,662.17. It’s claimed he carried out the alleged theft on February 23 and 24, 2022 at Abington Motorway Services on the M74, near Biggar.
Boocock also faces claims he stole trainers worth £49,700 on March 10 and 11 that same year after allegedly breaking into a motor at Cairn Lodge Service Station, Douglas, Lanarkshire . Boocock is accused of a third alleged raid said to have been carried out on July 30 and 31 that year with co-accused John Bull, 39, Grant Bower, 32, and Thomas Law , 31. Read More Scottish News HORROR ATTACK Thugs left man brain damaged after stamping on his head in street brawl SEX ATTACK Scots holidaymaker raped in horror attack near Tenerife party strip It’s claimed the men , all West Yorks, and others unknown to the prosecutor broke into Office Holdings Limited at Moorfield Industrial Estate, Kilmarnock , and stole shoes to the value of £1,265,397.
Court papers go on to claim the four accused “did carry out reconnaissance” at the premises in Kilmarnock between Jul.
