HODGEMAN COUNTY – Law enforcement authorities in Hodgeman County continue to investigate suspects involved in alleged theft of cattle in Hodgeman County.

On Sunday, the Hodgeman County Sheriff’s office and an agent with the Kansas Attorney General’s office set up an operation attempting to capture a suspect stealing cattle in rural Hodgeman County, according to a news media release.

Officers were staged in multiple locations around the area as well as the assistance of the Ford County Sheriff’s Office watching the alleged location where the cattle were being delivered.

Shortly after the operation began the alleged suspect loaded approximately 12 head of cattle into a trailer and started driving southbound.

Hodgeman County Sheriff’s officers stopped the vehicle in southeast Hodgeman County and arrested the driver.

The trailer was loaded with the cattle from a location he did not have permission to possess. The Hodgeman County Sheriff’s office transported the subject to the Sheriff’s office and the Attorney General’s agent went to the location and off-loaded the cattle.

Names or locations have not been released due to the fact it is an active and open investigation, according to the sheriff’s department.