51AVÊÓÆµ

Police launch appeal after 11 goats stolen from farm in Hertfordshire

St Albans Police said the theft of the goats had caused nearly £4,000 in damages to a farm business

Chris Brayford
clock • 1 min read
Police officers would like to speak to two people regarding the theft of 11 goats from a farm in Hertfordshire (St Albans Police)
Image:

Police officers would like to speak to two people regarding the theft of 11 goats from a farm in Hertfordshire (St Albans Police)

A farm business has been left with almost £4,000 in damages after the theft of 11 goats in Hertfordshire.

St Albans Police said the goats had been stolen from a farm in the village of Wheathampstead overnight between May 28 and May 29.

Officers have released CCTV images of two suspects in relation to the theft of 11 goats from a farm (St Albans Police)

Officers have now released images of two suspects they would like to speak to in relation to the incident.

Anyone with further information has been asked to contact 101, quoting crime reference number 41/42848/24.

READ NOW: Two day old Highland calf stolen from Welsh farm

More on Rural crime

"I was in a situation of do or die" - Why domestic abuse in rural communities is often overlooked and unreported

"I was in a situation of do or die" - Why domestic abuse in rural communities is often overlooked and unreported

Campaigners and survivors said domestic abuse in rural areas is ruining the lives of men, women, children and families

Chris Brayford
clock 13 April 2026 • 7 min read
Companies fined over £2m after deaths of men at Norfolk chicken factory

Companies fined over £2m after deaths of men at Norfolk chicken factory

Pest controllers working at a chicken factory in Norfolk were killed after entering an area where nitrogen gas had replaced oxygen in the atmosphere

clock 11 April 2026 • 4 min read
Dog attack leaves four alpacas dead on Cambridgeshire farm

Dog attack leaves four alpacas dead on Cambridgeshire farm

Police issue warning to public after two dogs were seized just days after new legislation came into force

clock 07 April 2026 • 2 min read