CAUSION YARDS IN BOLTON/WESTOUGHTON

[wanderer]

TO MEN IN A WHITE R REG WITH A GREEN STRIPE TRANSIT VAN AND ORANGE LIGHT ON THE TOP CAME ON OUR YARD IN BOLTON THIS MORN ASKING QUESTIONS LOOKING VERY SUSPECT. MAY BE JUMPING THE GUN BUT THEY WERE HANGING AROUND OVER AN HOUR.
THEY ONLY DROVE ON THE YARD WHEN THE FARMER WENT OUT AND LOOKED VERY SHOCKED TO SEE ME AND A FRIEND THERE.
PLEASE KEEP ON THE LOOK OUT.
1 OF THEM MID 20S OTHER LATE 40S

 

[EMWSanctuaries]

copied from IHDG forum board. Spread it far and wide.

I received this off a Riding Club member, I haven't been able to check its authenticity. The only report I can find is in West Wales http://westerntelegraph.co.uk/mostpopula...mals_stolen.php

there are a group of Irish travellers going round casing places to steal
horses especially the heavier cobby types and trailers . They approach you with
the pretense of selling pressure washers and generators .They are even
stealing animals belonging to other( local )travellers . They are believed to be a
ruthless lot and have no regard for the law and quite dangerous .
We have been told that they are based around the Bolton area but are
stealing from the Cheshire , Oswestry , Chirk / North Wales areas ( that we are
aware of ) and have been asked to be vigilant of Irish plated cars/ vans etc
So please lock all your stuff away and keep them hidden , padlocks on your
gates etc , anything that will deter them from stealing from you . All our
animals and equipment are precious to us and we need to do all we can to protect
them .

 

[Stinkbomb]

Thanks for that. I am also in Westhoughton and we were told by a neighbour to the farm that a white transit van had driven on the yard a few days ago and when confronted stated they were looking for somewhere to store a caravan. Maybe same people but have no further on descriptions im affraid.