Overview
- In Raddusch in Brandenburg, a farmer reported 48 cattle missing from a pasture, a loss the police value at about €75,000.
- A police spokesperson said there are no signs the animals ran away, and criminal investigators opened a theft case.
- The farmer said thieves focused on female cattle and calves, and police noted indications the animals were loaded onto a truck.
- Separate from the thefts, five cattle escaped near Beilngries in Upper Bavaria, where firefighters caught four and one remains missing after a drone search with a thermal camera.
- Recent reports cite other large-scale losses in eastern Germany, and the scale and handling needed to move dozens of cows suggest trained crews and vehicles that can be hard to spot in rural areas.