45,000 Chicks Stolen � 41 Year Old From South Huron Arrested
Source: Area OPPDate: Fri May 9 04:38:21 MST 2025
(SOUTH HURON, ON) � Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) investigated the reported theft of approximately 45,000 chicks from a farm in South Huron in April 2023 and have now laid charges in the matter.
On Thursday April 20, 2023, Huron OPP officers received a report that 30,000 15-day-old baby chicks were stolen sometime overnight on April 19/20, 2023. This total of stolen chickens was later revised to a total of 45,000 chickens.
The total loss was reportedly valued at over $139,000.
After a lengthy investigation, the Huron County OPP Crime Unit has charged the complainant in this matter with the following offences:
Henk VELDMAN, now 41 years-of-age from South Huron has been charged with:
� Fraud Over $5,000,
� Public Mischief.
The accused was arrested and charged on May 6th, 2025. They were processed and later released from custody with a court appearance scheduled at the Ontario Court of Justice � Goderich on May 26, 2025.
Anyone with information regarding this incident are encouraged to contact Huron OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or (519) 482-1677.
Should you wish to remain anonymous, you may call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or submit a web tip at P3tips where you may be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2,000
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