A local resident was charged with three counts of disorderly conduct after he allegedly admitted to killing at least 200 small animals in the Arlington Heights and Rolling Meadows areas with an air rifle.
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Richard Zimmer, 25, of 621 N. Arlington Heights Rd., was arrested Tuesday after he and another man allegedly were seen shooting at ducks near Arlington Lake, 1400 East Valley Lane.
Police later stopped Zimmer and what appeared to be a woman on Arlington Heights Road, just south of Oakton Street.
Zimmer then admitted that he and another friend had been shooting small animals-rabbits, squirrels and birds-in the Arlington Heights and Rolling Meadows area for the past three months.