String of Horse Thefts Plague KY

String of Horse Thefts Plague KY

14 August 2016

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SADIEVILLE, Ky  

“It looked like somebody either backed the trailer in to the gate and the lock was still hanging on the gate, part of the gate was hanging on the post. The rest of the gate was laying on the ground,” said Dewy Jones, one of the horse theft victims. Law enforcement is looking into several thefts in and around Sadieville, which is in central KY. 

Jones had a horse stolen in May. He says that right around that same time, a neighbor’s black and white Paint named Summer  ( NR 004909 ) was also stolen. Jones says that another one of his horses was stolen in late July. “I know he was there on Wednesday. Me and my wife went down there on a Thursday,” said Jones. “He was gone.”

Jones says he thought of his horse Silver as one of his kids. He had the horse for more than 16 years. “Oh, he's part of the family,” said Jones. “Broke my heart when someone stole him.” Jones and others say that they believe someone familiar with the area has been scouting out properties and looking for easy targets.

Stolen Horse International encourages horse owners and their neighbors to be extra vigilant about watching for cars and trucks slowing down in the area with occupants looking at barns, gates, and fences. Efforts should be made to photograph these vehicles and their occupants getting license tag numbers if at all possible. If repeated sightings are made, call your sheriff's office and report what you  have seen. It could break open an investigation or, at the very least, prevent another stolen horse. 

Investigators with the Scott County Sheriff’s Office say they have an open investigation into the thefts and have been in contact with other agencies about similar instances. Stolen Horse International encourages owners to call law enforcement first then file a report with us as quickly as possible afterwards. It is imperative to move quickly as horses disappear into the underground auction/slaughterhouse pipeline usually within 2-3 days. It is not uncommon for horses to be in front of the kill buyers in that short time and possibly on the trucks a day or so later. They can be found-but speed and hard work will save the day. 

"I hope he's found. I don't care if somebody gets to feeling guilty,” said Jones. “They can take and just put him back. I won’t say a word. I just want the horse back."

If you have any information or think you might recognize Silver, please call the Scott County Sheriff’s Office. 

https://netposse.com/view_report.asp?reportid=4909

http://www.lex18.com/story/32740880/scott-county-sheriffs-office-investigating-string-of-horse-thefts

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