An investigation has been launched after three cows were stolen from a farm in Stafford.

Two farmers have been sentenced for breaching animal welfare regulations after trading standards officers said calves were found in poor conditions with little food and water.

Police say a number of pigs were injured in incidents which saw nine others stolen near Lichfield.

A dog lover is rejoicing after being reunited with his much-missed terrier dog who was stolen along with his owner's truck.

A dog is missing after a pick-up truck was stolen from a Midlands farm.

Police in Staffordshire are urging for more information following a spate of thefts on farms in recent days, including two tractors and a high-value GPS system.

Officers said the damage had left the farmer £2,000 out of pocket

Staffordshire Police's Rural Crime Team said the GPS was stolen from the Newborough area of Burton-on-Trent

Farmers are being advised to increase vehicle security following a spate of 20 high-value tractors thefts in Staffordshire and Shropshire.

Dozens of firefighters from seven stations rushed to battle a 20-foot "deliberate" inferno involving around 150 bales of hay.

Cheshire Police has previously appealed for information about reports of a man running around rural areas "with his crown jewels on show" or obscured by a "teeny tiny bum-bag".

The search for a stolen Mercedes in Staffordshire ended up uncovering more missing vehicles at a chop shop.

We received reports of tree saplings stolen from a premises off Dosthill Road between Saturday (8 April) and Wednesday (12 April).

We were called to an address near Willowbank in Fazeley at 8.04am on Sunday (16 April) following reports that three horses had been found with multiple stab wounds.

Five ewes that are due to lamb soon were stolen overnight from a village in East Staffordshire. The sheep were taken between 11pm and 5am overnight on between Friday night and Saturday morning, April 7 and 8.