Cattle Theft

DATE: 02/18/09      

LOCATION: 3 ¾ miles east of Cortland on East Apple Road.  

TIME: Between 1900 hrs on 02/17/2009 and 1115 hrs on 02/18/2009               

OFFENSE: Theft       

CASE: 2009-0795               
 
On 02/18/2009, at approx. 1145 hrs, The Gage County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a theft of cattle which occurred on property located on the south side of the roadway 3 ¾ miles east of Cortland, Nebraska on East Apple Road.

Between 1900 hrs on 02/17/2009 and 1115 hrs on 02/18/2009, unknown suspects entered farm ground owned and operated by Darin J.  Krueger, 27, of Cortland with an unknown make or model, possible pick up truck and cattle trailer and stole one black 5- year-old bull with an approximate value of $3,000.00 which was purchased from GNS Livestock near Ericson; one white 7 or 8-year-old cow with an approximate value of $1,100.00; and nine other cattle either red or brown which may have a brand containing a backwards letter S and an upside down letter A which will be side by side. This case is under investigation and anyone with any possible information regarding this case is urged to call the Gage County Sheriff’s Office at 402-223-5222 or Gage County Crime stoppers at 402-228-4343. 

Sheriff Millard “Gus” Gustafson
Gage County Sheriff’s Office