Cattle stolen from Edgar area farm valued at $50,000
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) - Investigators from the Marathon County Sheriff’s office are still looking for leads following the theft of 20 head of cattle valued at $50,000. Deputies were called July 8 to Kingdom Haven Farm at on Highway 97 in the town of Frankfort, where owners said the animals were last accounted for around 6 p.m. July 7 and discovered missing about 8:15 a.m. the next day. The case remains active.
Investigators said there were no signs of forced entry at gates, fences or the cattle barn, which had doors and windows open and unsecured. Deputies found fresh tire impressions consistent with a heavy-duty dually pickup towing a livestock trailer entering and leaving from a south gravel entrance off Blueberry Road, rather than the farm’s typical livestock loading area on Highway 97.
Authorities believe the suspect or suspects backed a livestock trailer into the west side of the barn to load the cattle. No usable footwear impressions were found because of recent rainfall, and deputies said no trail cameras, security cameras or traffic camera footage is available.
The stolen cattle were described as about 20 black and Holstein animals — males and females weighing roughly 800 to 1,000 pounds — each with a white ear tag in the left ear numbered approximately 170 through 260. The animals did not have brands, tattoos or other unique markings and had not yet received RFID identification tags, authorities said. According to the investigation report the owner told deputies there have been no recent disputes or unusual inquiries about the cattle.
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