(KAIR)--A costly theft is reported in Atchison County, leaving the County’s Sheriff’s Department searching for suspects.
According to a release from Atchison County Sheriff Jack Laurie, an Atchison resident, on Christmas Eve, reported that two batteries had been stolen from a center pivot irrigation system.
According to Laurie, the theft took place in the 13000 block of 322nd Road, between Labette and McPherson Road, on the south side of the roadway, in rural Atchison County.
The loss is estimated at approximately $1,000.
Laurie notes in the release that “other similar thefts have occurred in Doniphan County, where wiring was removed from center pivot irrigation systems.”
Anyone with information related to the investigation should contact the Atchison County Sheriff’s Office at 913-367-4323.
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