No joke: Caller tells Portland, Oregon, police that chicken is attempting to cross road
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Portland, Oregon, police were told there was a chicken — and it was attempting to cross the road.
In fact, the citizen who called the police non-emergency line on Monday evening reported that the chicken's efforts to cross a road in a north Portland neighborhood were bringing traffic nearly to a standstill.
He assured the dispatcher he was not joking.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The dispatcher chuckled — and asked a clarifying question.
"It's just the one chicken?"
The caller said yes.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Sgt. Pete Simpson says responding officers were unable to locate the chicken.
And so, he notes, police "were unable to determine the chicken's intent."