Police have issued an arrest warrant for a alleged thief who failed to appear in court.

Mariana Gurau, 26, of Bodicea Mews in Hounslow, was scheduled to appear in Chelmsford Magistrates Court yesterday accused with stealing a trolley of food and drink worth £580 from Sainsbury's in Station Road, Loughton, on December 17.

Essex Police ask anyone with information on her whereabouts to contact them on 101.