Dyfed-Powys Police are appealing for information after a series of livestock thefts at Powys farms.

Police are looking for help with their inquiries after separate thefts have seen dozens of sheep being stolen from farms across the county.

The most recent theft saw a report of livestock being stolen in the Llangurig area on September 3.

Dyfed-Powys Police’s Rural Crime Team said the incident had seen seven ewes and five lambs going missing. 

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Police said that all the sheep in this theft were “Beulah Speckled, with red ‘JJ’ pitch marks on rump”.

Prior to this the rural crime team said they were investigating the theft of “20 Brecknock Hill Cheviot Yearling Ewes”.  

According to Dyfed Powys Police the sheep were stolen from “common hill ground in the Glasfynydd area” near Trecastle. 

Police said that the crime took place sometime between June and August.

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These crimes followed a huge livestock theft which took place last month which saw a farmer reporting 37 Ewes being stolen from their farm.

According to the Rural Crime Team the flock were a mix of “Texel Cross and Mule”.

The sheep were stolen from the Heldre HIll area near Buttington. Police suspect the crime took place sometime between July 9 and August 11.

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Police are also investigating a number of livestock worrying incidents with the latest incident taking place in Tirabad near Llangammarch Wells in the south of the county.

Police say the incident took place sometime between September 1 and September 2.

The vicious attack saw one ewe killed and a further two injured.

This follows a previous incident of livestock worrying which occurred in the Maesmynis area south of Builth Wells, which took place August 9 and August 10.
This attack was more severe and saw a total of six “pedigree registered” ewes and rams killed.