The Clarkson’s Farm star issued an urgent plea after thieves raided his farm.
The Clarkson’s Farm star issued an urgent plea after thieves raided his farm
Jeremy Clarkson is urging the public to contact him after 11 ewes were swiped from his 1000-acre Diddly Squat Farm. The former Top Gear star, 66, runs his working farm in Oxfordshire. He requested the public get in contact if they have any information, saying: “Me! Come to the farm and let me know. I know it sounds ridiculous but Easycares are quite distinctive sheep. They’ve got a very pointy face.”
His farmhand Kaleb Cooper reportedly fears the sheep have already been slaughtered. He told The Sun: “They have got our own tag. It’s fairly easy to cut that out and put another in. But if I went to your flock I could tell which is mine and which is yours. Every neighbour knows what their sheep look like. The police have got to be on this (theft), because it is happening more often.”
A source from a local farm said: “A raid like this needs some planning and it could well be that whoever did this knows who owned the sheep.” Thames Valley Police has confirmed it is investigating the theft and that no arrests have been made yet.
Jeremy Clarkson and Kaleb Cooper spoke about the incident
Jeremy and Kaleb first discovered the animals were missing when he went to count the flock in Chadlington, Oxfordshire, with the former Top Gear host, telling The Mirror: “It p**ses me off. Honestly, it just p**ses me off.”
Speaking at the first Hawkstone Festival on Friday, Kaleb told the publication: “Well I can believe it, because it happened, you know.”
He added: “This is the problem isn’t it? How do you know that someone’s not gonna go and rob that field at the top there when you’re out on a night out? You just don’t know. Nobody else is looking out for you.”
The news comes as they are currently filming their Amazon Prime series.
Thames Valley Police appealed for anyone with information to contact them on 101.
They said: “The theft has occurred at some point over the last ten days and was unwitnessed. The theft was reported to the force on Wednesday. No arrests have been made.”
