More than $6K of pumpkins stolen from Pickerington patch ...Middle East

PICKERINGTON, Ohio (WCMH) -- A local farmer's hard work was stolen right out of his field.

Terry Dunlap, owner of Sam's Pumpkin Patch in Pickerington, said that sometime at the end of September, around 300 of his pumpkins were stolen. Dunlap estimates the loss to be worth more than $6,000. 

"Keep your eyes open," Dunlap said. "Keep your ears open. Somebody knows who did it. Somebody knows."

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Dunlap was growing the pumpkins on a quiet field in Fairfield County. He treated them weekly to keep them healthy, but when he went back to check on them, all but one were gone. 

"I was sick," Dunlap said. "Physically. I mean, just overwhelming."

For Dunlap, it wasn't just business; it was personal. 

"We treated these special," Dunlap said. "We wanted them to grow big, and they were about the size of bushel baskets with stems on them as long as your arm, and we were proud of those."

Dunlap filed a police report with the Fairfield County Sheriff's Office, but he's still searching for who's responsible. 

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"I had a special place which is surrounded on three sides with brush and briers and pea vines where nobody can see in or see out," Dunlap said. "However, it opened up to my neighbor to the east, and from his property, there was an access to 33." 

After months of his labor was just washed away, Dunlap isn't taking any more chances. He has since installed a fence to keep future thieves out. He said his pumpkin patch doesn't appear to be the only target.

"There's a pumpkin place on 188, east of Circleville, called Puffy's Pumpkin's," Dunlap said. "He's got a greenhouse there and last Monday, he filled up a big display out front. When he came back Tuesday morning, every pumpkin was gone." 

Recently, there's been a spike in thefts at central Ohio farms and orchards.

"It's the time of the season and it's easy," Dunlap said. "It's easy to get rid of the product. Boom. If you've got big pumpkins at a cheap price, people are going to suck them up if they've got money in their pocket. It's easy prey, easy money."

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Since the theft, support has poured in for Dunlap across the country. Now he's decided to turn this negative into a positive. 

"Make a donation that you were going to send to me, but double it to a local charity, food bank, something else that doesn't go to corporate but stays here," Dunlap said. "You do that. That makes me happy."

Dunlap is offering a reward for any tips that lead to an arrest.

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