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Busy Times for Missouri Rural Crimes Unit
(KTNC) - Law enforcement officials in many rural areas have been dealing with more stolen property cases.
In Missouri, the Highway Patrol Rural Crimes Unit has seen an upswing in thefts from farms and ranches. Sergeant Bruce Houston is the head of that unit. (play audio :25 “a lot of cattle.”)
In the three years since the Missouri Rural Crimes Unit was created with a $2 Million grant to assist local law enforcement, Houston says they’ve helped recover more than $5 Million in equipment and other rural property.
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