GOLD BAR, Wash. (AP) — Police have arrested 17 people at a home east of Gold Bar who are suspected of involvement in a cockfighting operation.
Monroe Police Department spokeswoman Debbie Willis says about 50 roosters found in cages and cardboard boxes on the property were confiscated.
The Everett Herald reports (http://bit.ly/voYrvE ) the Sky Valley Enforcement Team made the arrests about 12:30 p.m. Sunday with the help of other police agencies.
The arrests were timed with an apparent cockfighting event planned for Sunday afternoon at the site.