A search warrant related to theft at a Rohnert Park storage facility allowed police to uncover a bird-fighting ring in Santa Rosa. Officers found about 1,000 birds along with multiple malnourished horses and dogs. The Expressway Self Storage facility in Rohnert Park was burglarized and the theft was worth more than $22,000. On March 21st, Rohnert Park Department of Public Safety arrested the suspects on suspicion of burglary. The following day, detectives served a warrant connected to their home on Stony Point Road. Officers discovered numerous animal cruelty violations on the property, including about 1,000 game birds believed to be bred as fighting animals.
Bird-Fighting Ring Found in Santa Rosa During Execution of Warrant
