Ex-boyfriend breaks into woman’s home and steals chicken named Polly, WA cops say
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A 50-year-old man broke into his ex-girlfriend’s home and stole her chicken named Polly in Washington, deputies said.
The woman called 911 on Saturday, March 29, from her home in Port Orchard, the Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office said in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter.
She told authorities her ex kicked down her door, yelled “I’ve got Polly” and fled with her chicken, deputies said.
Deputies found the man in a wooded area. The moment was recorded on a body-worn camera.
The man is heard saying “don’t hurt my chicken” when deputies approach him.
“I’m not going to hurt your chicken,” the deputy says in the video.
He put the chicken in a patrol vehicle and deputies detained him.
He was arrested on suspicion of residential burglary and violating a protection order.
Deputies said he had been released from jail about 2.5 hours before he broke into the home.
Polly the chicken was “unharmed,” according to deputies, and reunited with her family.
Port Orchard is about 15 miles from Seattle with a ferry ride.
This story was originally published April 3, 2025 at 8:24 AM.
