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Cock-a-Doodle-Whodunnit? The Curious Abduction of Rocky, Bushwick’s Beloved Rooster

A week after our feature story on Rocky, he disappeared.

Cock-a-Doodle-Whodunnit? The Curious Abduction of Rocky, Bushwick’s Beloved Rooster

Cock-a-Doodle-Whodunnit? The Curious Abduction of Rocky, Bushwick’s Beloved Rooster

A week after our feature story on Rocky, he disappeared.

Cock-a-Doodle-Whodunnit? The Curious Abduction of Rocky, Bushwick’s Beloved Rooster
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It’s been a rough month for Angel Luis Seijo and friends after his beloved urban rooster vanished on Wednesday, March 15th. The disappearance occurred just over a week after Rocky the Rooster debuted in a Bushwick Daily article.

Seijo and Rocky were just enjoying a regular, quiet weekday on the block near Garden Street block and Bushwick Avenue. Rocky was roaming free, as usual, when Seijo stepped away for a few minutes around 1 p.m. to grab a sandwich at his favorite local spot. 

“I came back a half hour later and he was gone,” said Seijo, who instantly started searching and whistling for his bird. Rocky had always come running to…

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