THE high price of store livestock has proved to tempting for thieves in the Wangaratta region, where a local farmer has reported 100 first-cross ewe lambs stolen over the past two weeks.
Senior detective Mark Hussey, Wangaratta, said the thefts occurred between January 29 and February 11 and were mainly April 2009-drop and October-shorn lambs.
He said they were taken from properties around Carboor-Docker Road, Bobinawarrah and were valued around the $12,000 mark.
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