BANGOR DAILY NEWS • September 27, 2021
Earlier this month, Susan Watson’s entire flock of sheep was stolen directly from her barn. During the early evening hours on Sept. 19, someone brazenly backed a livestock trailer up to Watson’s barn, loaded up all the sheep, and drove away, according to Watson, who filed a report with the Maine State Police. Six days later, all the sheep were back, milling around outside their pasture fence. This 21st century livestock rustling story included endless searching by land and from above, trying to convince law enforcement to take the case seriously and working with an internet sleuth chasing down leads online for Watson’s flock, which is worth more than $15,000. Where the sheep had been and what they had been doing for six days also remains a mystery.