Theft of outdoor and agriculture equipment has increased in recent months, and Titus County Sheriff ’s Office is warning local citizens to keep an eye out.
According to TCSO, sometime between the morning hours of May 8 and late in the evening of May 9, thieves targeted a poultry farm and stole a 500 gallon Wylie Brand spray rig mounted on a trailer from the 1900 Block of CR 4330 near the eastern edge of Titus County.
On Tuesday, May 11, between the hours of 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., thieves trespassed onto property located on the 1500 block of 4325 and stole a hay bailer. The stolen bailer is a 2020 Model 460M. At this time, the direction of travel from the scene of the theft is unknown.
Titus County Sheriff ’s Office is asking anyone with information regarding those who are responsible or information on a possible location of the stolen equipment to call the Sheriff ’s Office at (903) 572- 6641.
Prior to these occurrences, an ATV and a UTV had been taken from Titus County properties in March and April. The first was a 2014 Yamaha Viking UTV stolen on or about March 9, from a residence located on the 1100 Block of County Road 4260 a short distance southwest of Cookeville.
The second was a white 2015 Polaris Sportsman 570 four-wheeler stolen sometime between the evening of April 9 and on the morning of April 10 from a residence located near the intersection of FM 1735 and FM 4000.
“We cannot stress enough the importance of residents paying attention to anything unusual that they might see, any time of day or night,” said TCSO. “A couple of well-placed game cameras can be quite helpful in thefts like this and we highly recommend their usage.”