Machinery & Livestock Theft Addressed by Special Presentation

MACHINERY & LIVESTOCK THEFT ADDRESSED BY SPECIAL PRESENTATION

Most people involved in agriculture and rural communities are aware that the theft of livestock and more recently tractors and farm machinery has been rising in frequency in Victoria.

The Elmore Field Days Committee has invited Superintendent Craig Gillard from Victoria Police to make a special presentation on the issue in the Auditorium on Tuesday 2 October commencing at one pm.

Superintendent Gillard is the “Head of Practice’ for the Victoria Police Livestock and Farm Crime Specialists Group which comprises forty four ‘Agricultural Liaison Officers’ operating since October 2011 in all rural police divisions across Victoria.

Their primary objective is to reduce livestock theft and farm crime in Victoria and apply improved investigation outcomes for the benefit of the farming community