Man Trying to Turn Back Police Kills Own Fowl
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NEW YORK — A 70-year-old Long Island man took his flock of hens and roosters hostage, threatening to kill one each minute unless police and sanitation workers, sent to clean up his junk-filled yard, left the property.
Police said Roderick Baker killed three chickens before being arrested Thursday.
He kept 50 animals at his Uniondale, N.Y., home, and nearby residents called city officials to do something about it.
Neighbors said they were shocked by his response. “Nobody liked the chickens running around, but he was always very polite. You wouldn’t expect this,” said Angela Avila, who lives next door.
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