PHOTO: Reported livestock thefts have declined recently.
Throughout the 2022 calendar year there was a total of just 14 stock theft reports to police across the western plains.
Detective Chief Inspector- State Rural Crime Coordinator Cameron Whiteside spoke to the Western Plains App about recent rural crime trends.
“Stock theft reported to police is those of sheep and goats, with a total of 98 goats and 1037 sheep being reported stolen in throughout the 2022 calendar year,” Mr Whiteside said.
“The reports of missing livestock have been from regions in the Western Plains including Lightning Ridge, Walgett, Narromine, Nyngan, Warren, Baradine, Bourke, Brewarrina, Gulargambone and Cobar…