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Over 100 pigs stolen from Oxford County farm

By Kirk Dickinson

December 28, 2019 - 12:15pm

Police are looking for suspects after one or more ham-burglars made off with around 130 pigs from an Oxford County farm.

The Ontario Provincial Police said sometime between November 9 and November 29, an unknown number of thieves stole the six-month-old swine from a farm in South West Oxford. The farmer notified police on Thursday that the theft had occurred.

Each of the pigs weighs about 300 pounds.

Anyone with information regarding this theft is asked to contact the OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS).

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