Great pumpkin caper: Thieves steal nearly all the gourds from family farm

The Meyers Family Farm in Capron, Illinois, says thieves stole about 200 pumpkins after reports of crop thefts at nearby farms - (Meyers Family Farms)

An Illinois family farm lost nearly 95 percent of its pumpkin crop after thieves entered the field and stole nearly 200 pumpkins.

Meyers Family Farm, owned by Vicky and Tyler Meyers, is in Capron, about 77 miles northwest of Chicago. The farm planted about 1,000 pumpkins in its first season growing the crop, which was not insured.