Thieves Steal 49 Cows From Farm in Massachusetts
Police in Massachusetts are currently investigating a theft over the weekend in which 49 heads of cattle were stolen from a local farm.
Local authorities have stated that the cow thieves struck the farm sometime late Saturday night and early Sunday morning.
Police have stated that the farm, located at 452 Old Fall River Road in Dartmouth, is categorized as a local "communal farm" and that the thieves were able to get away with 49 cows that are estimated to be worth around $50,000, according to Dartmouth police chief Timothy Lee.
Lee did not provide any further details due to the ongoing investigation, but he did reveal that local police have a few leads that they are currently working through.
Local news reports describe that the farm is only accessible from a narrow, winding dirt road and that the property is described as a more of a junkyard than a communal farm. The land also has the remains of plywood shacks connected to chain-link fences, which are part of a maze of corrugated metal corridors, according to South Coast Today.
There are unconfirmed reports of witnesses seeing several goats roaming loose on the farm as well. Some claimed an event took place the same night as the thefts- a bonfire was tended by three men while the party continued in the next corral into Sunday morning.
Several people who were at the farm declined to speak with local reporters and many had claimed that they had not heard about the cattle theft. One man, who wished to remain anonymous, revealed that tenants sometimes rent out portions of the farm from the property's owner, according to reports from South Coast Today.
The property has been owned by Mary Robinson of Dartmouth since 2001, according the town records, but the cattle were not hers.
