Atlanta

Cock-a-doodle-do; rooster found in middle of street next to Kentucky Fried Chicken

Rooster becomes unofficial mascot of Popeyes in Louisiana File photo. (FredFroese/Getty Images)

ATLANTA — South Fulton Police believed they were being pranked after receiving a phone call from Atlanta Police Department saying a rooster was standing in the middle of Cascade Road.

They thought a prankster was being quirky on a Monday morning.

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Turns out, this wasn’t a prank.

“We thought it was maybe a prank call, why would a rooster be hanging out in front of a place that fries chicken? We had an officer in the area to check anyway, and lo and behold ... there was a rooster in median in front of KFC,” police said in a Facebook post.

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The rooster, police said “was too quick for the officer and was last seen running into the KFC parking lot, not to be seen again.”

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