Crime & Safety

No 'Fowl' Play Suspected in Fairfield Chicken Drop-Off

Live chicken left on doorstep was likely a prank, the resident told police.

[Editor's Note: Incident information is supplied by the .]

Police responded to a report of a rogue (live) chicken left on a resident’s doorstep.

A Fairfield Beach Road resident called to have the chicken removed from his front porch, where it was nestled in a box. The chicken had also at some point wandered around the resident’s home.

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The complainant admitted he believed the delivery of the chicken to be part of a prank, but asked police to remove the fowl.

The chicken was delivered to Animal Control.

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