Chickens stolen from fair sign come home to roost

By PEDRO OLIVEIRA JR. Monday, Feb. 22, 2010

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A lone chicken stands before the Walworth County Fair sign after two others were stolen recently.

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The Walworth County Fair sign, with all three chickens, as it looked at the opening of this year's fair. Dan Plutchak/file.

ELKHORN -- Police on Monday recovered two fiberglass chickens stolen last year from the Walworth County Fairgrounds entrance.

The chickens were part of a welcome display, which includes chickens, a pig, a cow and a couple of horses. The animals are welded to a metal pin and cemented to the ground.

Elkhorn Police Chief Joel Christensen said the chickens were recovered after being missing since October. Christensen said Elkhorn police received an anonymous tip identifying Jimmy L. Ihde, 27, of Walworth and Ashley E. Comstock, 24, of Elkhorn as the perpetrators.

Ihde and Comstock admitted to having taken the chickens and giving them as a gift to Comstock's grandparents who live in Lyons Township, Christensen said.

The grandparents seemed to have no idea the chickens were stolen, the police chief added.

Ihde and Comstock were be fined $303 for the theft.

The chickens were returned to the fairgrounds Monday

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sweetness502
Feb 23, 2010 at 11:07 a.m.
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How much money was spent to recover said chickens? Sounds like a lot of taxpayer funds

janesvillean
Feb 23, 2010 at 10:25 a.m.
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Suck up to grandparents FAIL.

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