Criminals rustle £24k worth of cattle in Derry

Cattle rustlers have stolen £24,000 of cattle in a series of raids in Derry over the past number of weeks, the PSNI have revealed.
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Cattle stolen.

In the most recent incident several animals were reported missing from a field within the vicinity of Station Road, Eglinton.

The PSNI confirmed: "The cattle went missing some time between midday on Saturday, October 13, 2018, and 10 a.m. on Monday, October 15, 2018.

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"The total value of the missing cattle is believed to be at least £16,000."

In a separate incident in the same area seven cattle worth approximately £8,000 were believed to have been stolen around October 10.

Const. Bob Watt said, “It was reported that 2 Limousin, 2 black Aberdeen Agnus and 3 Charolais cows were taken sometime around October 10. If you can help please call Police on the 101 number quoting reference number 729 of 10.10.18."