Crime & Safety
Police: 32 Chickens Killed, Another 46 Missing
An attack left an electric fence trampled and 32 chickens dead.
Thirty two chickens were killed and another 46 went missing this morning from their Fairfax area chicken coop.
Animal Control Officers are investigating. The chickens went missing from the coop at the 5200 block of Winfield Road just west of the Fairfax County Parkway, police said.
Police said that the chickens were attacked, but authorities are unsure just how it happened. The chickens were held behind an electric fence and a portion of the fence was trampled.
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If residents see the chickens or have any information on the incident, they should contact Animal Control at 703-691-2131.
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