Crime watch: Cattle missing in Wise County

Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Special Ranger Cliff Swofford, District 8 in North Texas, reports 11 bred cows and one Hereford bull missing from a property near the southeast corner of Latham Lane in Rhome. The cows are a mix of tiger-striped, Hereford-cross and Charolais-cross cattle. All have lime green ear tags marked “S&S” with two phone numbers in the left ear. The horned Hereford bull and some of the cows are branded with a 4-inch “3” on the left hip. The cattle were last seen Aug. 11. Anyone with information regarding this case is urged to contact Swofford at 817-343-8804 or the Operation Cow Thief tip line at 817-916-1775.