POLICE are hunting for the thieves who stole a single sheep from a yard overnight.

Thames Valley Police officers said they were investigating a burglary which happened close to the north Oxfordshire village of Tackley between 6pm on Friday (November 12) and 6.30am the following morning.

Other items stolen that night include diesel and machinery.

Investigators are linking the crime to another theft of a GPS tracking device that was stolen from a tractor in the Great Tew area at the same time.

Anybody who has information should call police on the non-emergency number 101 quoting the reference 43210514914.

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