Police see satanic rituals in Bridgeport cemetery

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — Bridgeport police have reported a satanic ritual in which chickens are doused with cologne and set on fire in a local cemetery.

The Connecticut Post reports that Officer Ken Ruge said in a report he recently found a rooster that had been burned to death and a nearby empty bottle of cologne at the cemetery.

A second chicken was found behind a headstone, burned but still alive. The city Animal Control Department brought the bird to a veterinary hospital.

Police investigated similar incidents two years ago, including one in which a woman hanged several chickens upside down from a tree as part of curse she put on an ex-boyfriend.

Police Sgt. James Myers has said occult activity has increased in Bridgeport, much of it related to voodoo or other activities.

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Information from: Connecticut Post