Crime & Safety
2 Animals Stolen From Detroit Farm Returned, 2 Still Missing: Official
Pingree Farms, a non-profit on Detroit's eastside, said the animals were stolen sometime on Feb. 8 from their property.
DETROIT — Police returned two of four animals that were stolen from a Detroit farm last week, officials with the farm said Friday.
A mini angus bull, a sheep, a newborn calf and a Nubian goat were taken on Feb. 8 from Pingree Farms, which is a 15-acre non-profit that educates children about agriculture, officials said.
The bull "Little Bully" and the sheep "Angel" were found in a field early Friday morning in southwest Detroit near the intersection of Livernois and Tireman avenues, officials said.
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As of Friday morning, the newborn calf and Nubian goat were still missing, officials said.
The non-profit, which is located in the area of Seven Mile and Interstate 75, said the animals were stolen sometime on Feb. 8 from their property.
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Surveillance video showed the thieves using a landscaping trailer that was hitched to an SUV to take the animals. The video also captured another SUV and three people in the heist.
Pingree Farms officials offered $1,000 for the "unharmed" return of their animals.
A GoFundMe campaign was created to help fund the search efforts, as well as helping to keep the other animals at the farm safe and fed. As of Friday afternoon, the page raised $504 of its $10,000 goal. You can donate here.
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