CROMWELL — A neighborhood hen tried to cross one thing a bit extra formidable than a street Thursday afternoon: a four-lane freeway.
Cromwell police mentioned in a Fb put up round 1 p.m. Thursday that the division’s animal management officers had been making an attempt to seize a “wayward” hen close to the Wendy’s at 209 West St., adjoining to Route 372. Motorists touring within the space had been requested to make use of warning, because the hen had tried to cross Route 372 seeking meals, police mentioned.
“We additionally REQUEST that individuals in that space NOT FEED OR ATTEMPT TO CATCH the hen as Animal Management is engaged on options to attempt to seize it,” police mentioned within the Fb put up, including, “Anybody making an attempt to feed or catch it can thwart all efforts for us to soundly catch it.”
A photograph shared by the division on Fb depicted the hen standing on the roof of a white van and an apparently unoccupied pet service sitting on the shoulder of the street.
Police didn’t say whether or not they ever caught the hen.
caroline.tien@hearst.com
