Poor Goldfish. These little critters had survived a house fire, and were just hanging out, hoping for some food, checking out the strange young boys in the house. But it's Chicago, and the young boys are burglarizing the house. Having watched way to many television shows, the youngsters know that if you're doing a crime, you leave no witnesses.
The first link to the burglary (with the headline "Fish poisoned during burglary") is here. http://triblocal.com/arlington-heights/2011/01/26/fish-poisoned-during-burglary/
Pouring hot sauce, mustard, ketchup and spices into the fish tank did the trick. It initially sounded like the burglars were spicing up the fishes for a little snack, but subsequent investigation showed the real purpose of fouling the fish.
A 16 year old boy claims to have killed the fish because he "didn't want to leave any witnesses." Neadlining with "Goldfish killer 'didn't want to leave witnesses,' police say", the article in the Daily Herald is here. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20110211/news/702119847/
