Three tractors stolen from farm in Upper Austria, Digi Mart USA News (Linz-Land district, Upper Austria): Thieves stole three tractors and several electric power tools from a farm in Upper Austria. The theft took place overnight, and the perpetrators have not yet been identified.
According to the report, at least four unknown perpetrators broke into an agricultural operation in the Linz-Land district between 12:45 a.m. and 1:45 a.m.
on the Wednesday before the report. In addition to three tractors, they took several electric power tools.
The thieves removed the GPS position trackers installed in the tractors while still on the farm and left the devices at the scene. They then drove the machines across a field to a farm track, where a semi-trailer truck was waiting.
The perpetrators loaded the three tractors onto the truck and fled, and their trail went cold, the State Police Directorate said.
Police believe the theft was targeted and well prepared, based on the way it was carried out. Investigations into the unidentified suspects and the stolen farm machinery are ongoing.
