I've posted a couple of times on the theft of meat in these hard times. Here and Here
Now it seems that these "Pigz N Da Hood have moved on to "fresher" pastures.
Tick Tock folks the boogey man's a come'n
Hognapper
Thieves recently made off with 150 hogs worth $30,000 at a Lafayette, Minnesota, facility owned by Ryan Bode's family. This time last year, Bode said, hogs were going for between $120 and $130. Their market price has risen to about $200, a real incentive to bring home the bacon.
The hogs weigh between 250 and 275 pounds and are market-ready. Thieves strike isolated areas, and vehicles used to haul the hogs may be shielded by tall corn still in the fields. "You probably won't notice anybody going up into the site," Bode said.
Another 560 hogs were stolen from a farm in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota, Chadderdon said. And, according to media reports, thieves struck in multiple locations in Mitchell County, Iowa.
And here from another part of the country.
Thieves are going hog-wild along the border of Iowa and Minnesota.
About 1,000 pigs have been stolen from at least three counties in past weeks, say authorities, with soaring prices a likely motive.
Farmers are locking their buildings and some wonder if one of their own is behind the crime wave.
The pig rustlers back trucks up to unguarded hog houses that contain thousands of pigs, according to police. They load up a few dozen animals at a time into a trailer and drive off under the cover of night.
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