Reward For Cattle Thefts In Alabama

State officials want to know who’s stealing cattle in Alabama.
In a press release, Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries Commissioner Rob Sparks held a press conference Wednesday, October 01, 2008, to announce a $1,000 reward for any information leading to the arrest of cattle rustlers.
In the last six months, 208 cattle have been stolen from farms and stockyards in 12 counties in Alabama.
The counties are: Franklin, Perry, Montgomery, Lauderdale, Hale, Lowndes, Mobile, St. Clair, DeKalb, Cherokee, Randolph and Clay.
Most of the cattle were stolen from Randolph and Clay counties.