BERLIN, Pa. — Police are trying to find out who stole a dairy cow from a Somerset County farm in the middle of the night and then butchered the animal on the side of the road.

State police say the 1,500-pound Holstein was taken from Pennwood Farms in Berlin between 2 a.m. and 5 a.m. Saturday.

Police say the animal was taken to a rural road, where its throat was cut and its hind quarters, shoulders and ear tags were removed.

The police report said the person or persons responsible “butchered the cow next to the ... roadway and fled the scene.”

No arrests were announced. Troopers said a reward may be offered for an arrest and conviction in the case.