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Michael Branding stands next to one of his tractors at his dealership outside Angermuende, Germany, near the German-Polish border. He has organized an effort to get the government to respond to theft problems. (Claudia Himmelreich/MCT)
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The threat of equipment theft near the German-Polish border has stunned residents used to life in a Grimm's fairy-tale-like region. (Claudia Himmelreich/MCT)
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Udo Schellner had a 250,000 euro logging truck stolen near the German-Polish border. The German logger has had to change the way he does business because of the theft threat. (Claudia Himmelreich/MCT)
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Pages from a file detail the frequency and value of thefts of agricultural and construction equipment along the German-Polish border. (Claudia Himmelreich/MCT)
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