More than 35 lambs stolen from Staffordshire and Lincolnshire farms within the space of three days

Officers said more than 35 lambs had been stolen from a farms in Perton and Heckington

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Staffordshire Police have launched an appeal into the suspected theft of lambs from a farm in Perton (Generic)
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Staffordshire Police have launched an appeal into the suspected theft of lambs from a farm in Perton (Generic)

More than 35 lambs have been stolen from farms in Staffordshire and Lincolnshire just days apart from one another. Staffordshire Police said 36 lambs had been taken from the farm on Bridgnorth Road...

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