The Marion County Sheriff's Office, along with Marion County Crime stoppers, is asking the public for help in solving several thefts of farm equipment over the past couple of weeks from throughout rural Marion County. The thefts include the following: -a red 21-foot Kewanee fold up disk, model # 1020, taken from Allen Road in rural Iuka on or around October 7th, 2011 -a 1983 John Deer 750 tractor w/ belly bush hog mower, a 20 horsepower Simplicity lawn mower, and an Allis Chalmers tractor with front end loader taken from a barn on Possum Trot Road in rural Alma on or around October 10th, 2011 -a black homemade from 4" steel pipe low boy trailer with fold over ramps, wood floor, tandem axle in rear and single axle in front, and one red wheel, taken from Keller Road in rural Iuka on or around October 13th, 2011 -a homemade 20 foot long green flatbed hay trailer with an orange frame taken from Seedhouse Road in rural Iuka on or around October 14th, 2011 -a 300 bushel capacity Kilbros grain wagon, hand painted pea green with a blue chassis, taken from Krutsinger Road in rural Kinmundy on or around October 15, 2011. Anyone with any information on these thefts is urges to call the Marion County Sheriff's Office at 548-2141 or Marion County Crime stoppers at 800-499-UTEL (8835). Callers are reminded that all calls to Crime stoppers are anonymous and confidential. Those with information leading to an arrest in these thefts may be eligible for a cash reward. Oag0a
