Wire Thieves Sought in Umatilla County Farm Irrigation Thefts
The wire that s taken is 12-gauge.
Sterrin Ward
According to the Umatilla County Sheriff s Office Facebook page, the unknown suspects are hitting up large crop farms using water pumps providing water for irrigation. The thieves are cutting through the wire with a saw and tying the wire to a vehicle pulling it from the conduit.
Sterrin Ward
Those same vehicles were taken from other area farms.
The suspects eluded deputies. If you have any information on the wire thieves, please contact the Umatilla County Sheriff s Office at
541-966-3651. Detective Kacey Ward is who you ll want to speak with regarding wire theft cases.