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A person uses a grinder to cut the lock on a security gate April 29, 2026 at Advantage Farm Equipment in Wyoming.

Thief grinds off lock, steals equipment including a Bobcat

April 30, 2026

The Independent

A brazen thief cut through a lock on a steel gate at a farm equipment dealer in Wyoming, taking off with a mini track loader and an auger unit.

Advantage Farm Equipment says between 1:19 and 1:25 am, thieves broke into the Oil Heritage Line business, ground off the locks on the front gate, loaded up the two large pieces of equipment onto a trailer attached to a blue pickup which had been sitting at the side of the road and then left. The theft was captured by security cameras.

The business says a 2025 Bobcat MT100 with the serial number B52P51452 and a 2025 14 horsepower Auger drive unit with a serial number B66V00738 was stolen.

The business ask if you saw anything or if you have seen the equipment to call Lambton OPP with the information.

Pickkup truck used in the April 29, 2026 theft at Advantage Farm Equipment in Wyoming.

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