A mysterious fruit thief who has been stripping businesses' apple and plum trees in the Conwy Valley has struck again.
Over the last month, trees have been stripped of their fruit in Trefriw, Rowen, Tyn y Groes, Tal y Bont, Llanddoged and Dolgarrog, according to the Daily Post.
One of the targets was Glyn Farm Cider, whose owner, Glyn Griffiths, told the Daily Post apples from nine trees were taken from his field: “When the apple thefts started taking place, I was getting jokey text messages from my mates, asking me for their apples back because of our cider operation,” he said.
“All the apples from these nine trees are completely gone, and what’s really strange is there’s not even an apple left on the ground. It’s annoying, as they could have gone on to make 120 litres of cider.'
He added: “The grass doesn’t appear to have been disturbed in any way. Maybe the aliens have landed and are nicking the apples.
“I also know a mate whose 30 trees in Llanddoged have been hit. He’s lost every apple and isn’t very pleased. What’s really odd about this whole thing is that the apples are useless, as they weren’t ready for use until the end of October.'
The last couple of weeks have also seen the thief strike at a property in Henryd, where three trees were stripped of their apples.
Hugh Jones, whose apples were taken, told the Daily Post: “I read about the theft in the Daily Post and went to look at our apple trees. I couldn’t believe it as there wasn’t a single apple left.
“The trees had been laden with apples. It’s very odd and unsettling thinking someone had been in our garden.”
Sergeant Rob Taylor, of North Wales Police’s Rural Crime Team, said: “We take all rural crime seriously and ask the public to be vigilant and ring 101 if they see suspicious activity.”
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