Thursday, March 7, 2019

Stolen vehicle recovered, other thefts unsolved

On March 6, 2019 a Deputy responded to County Road 105 in reference to an abandoned vehicle. When the Deputy arrived on the scene he observed a white 1992 Chevrolet S10 parked on the access road to the field. The vehicle had a cracked windshield and driver's side window and the hood was missing.

Dispatch advised the Deputy that the vehicle was stolen out of Nevada, MO. A Detective spoke to Vernon County who advised her that they had someone in custody for the stolen vehicle.

The Deputy contacted a tow service who responded to the location and towed the stolen truck.


On March 6, 2019 a Deputy took a report of cattle that had been stolen from a farm located on east 52 in Butler, MO. The victim advised the Deputy that between 2/18/19 and 3/2/19 10 calves and 1 cow had been stolen. The cow is black Angus with a yellow ear tag and weighs around 1200 pounds. The calves each weighed around 4oo pounds. There was 1 Charolais calf, 2 Red Angus calves and 7 black calves missing. The victim spoke to the farmers and neighbors in the area and no one had seen the cattle. 


On March 2, 2019 a Deputy responded to State Route K hwy in Butler, MO to take a stolen skid steer report. The victim stated that he left their 2008 Caterpillar 246C skid steer towards the back of the silage pit around 4 p.m. the previous day. When he returned around 7 a.m. he noticed the skid steer was missing. The serial number on the skid steer is JAY00935. It's value is around $50,000.00.

IF anyone has information regarding these thefts, please call the Bates County Sheriff's Office at 660-679-3232. 



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