Whats happening in my area....

This has been going on for a couple of months now. Its quite worrying. They have not yet been caught and despite everyone knowing about them they keep appearing all over the place:
Irish Tinkers! I keep getting e-mails on updates of there whereabouts. They go round in a transit van inquiring about pressure washers. They call at all horse/livery yards. A few coloured horses have been reported stolen these last few months and they are the suspected thieves. They have been caught snooping round yards but run off wen u shout to them. There are three of them and the latest is that there is now a young boy aged 8-9 with them aswell now. Its sick! The thieving bast**ds!!!!
Any one else have people like this where you are?
Sam x

I have never known anyone have their horse stolen but i think it happens alot really. Its bad, i'd be so gutted if it happened to me.