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Sheep stolen from Tynedale farms
Dated: 05 Feb 2010
Police in Northumberland are appealing for information after three thefts of sheep in the West Tynedale area.
Sometime between November 25 and January 31 around 60 sheep were taken from a farm in the Kirkwhelpington.
Then between December 1 and February 2 around 60 sheep were stolen from a farm in the Harle area.
Between January 21 and January 31 a further 30 sheep were stolen from a farm in Bardon Mill.
West Tynedale Inspector Dave Thornhill said: "We're working closely with the farming community and visiting cattle markets and farmers across the county and further to try and trace these stolen animals.
"We'd like to appeal to anyone who knows anything about these incidents, or the stealing of any livestock, to come forward and speak to us. If anyone has seen anything suspicious in any of the areas where these sheep have been taken from I'd urge them to contact police.
"If anyone has been offered any of the animals for sale or offered meat from anything other than genuine and established sources we want know.
"We have a Farmwatch scheme operating in Tynedale and it really helps us build up a detailed picture of suspicious activity going on in the area. It also enables us to identify and track travelling criminals visiting the area.
"As part of the scheme land owners are given posters to display and they are all linked, via an e-mail system, into a live update service from the police which informs them about trends such as suspicious vehicles being in the area."
For more information on the Farmwatch scheme in West Tynedale contact your local policing team.
Anyone with any information is asked to contact Northumbria police on 03456 043 043 ext 69191 or the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
