The Rural Crime Prevention Team will today re-launch Operation Stock Check, an ongoing and proactive operation to prevent livestock theft by disrupting the movement of stolen stock throughout NSW.
Operation Stock Check was initially launched in August 2020, and allows officers of all ranks to inspect vehicles carrying livestock to identify and target loads which may have been stolen.
Livestock theft has a significant impact on farmers across the state, with over $8.5 million worth of cattle and sheep reported stolen in the past two years alone.
Commencing today (Monday, 22 August 2022), officers across the state will be increasing livestock carrier inspections and rural patrols targeting known transportation routes.
The Rural Crime Prevention Team was created in late 2017 to strengthen the NSW Police Force’s focus on rural crime. The team has since grown to 63 specialised officers dedicated to investigating rural crime, located at 26 regional locations in NSW.
