4 {9 x1 J$ b( {/ n# k0 `8 yParrot leads Irish police to thieves - C4 ]& ]' K. [5 T' O% e) u 2 ~; O' R0 I$ m6 K! vThe cries of a parrot stolen from a house in the south-western Irish city of Limerick led police to the door of his thieves, a report in the Irish Examiner said on Friday. . J' k; ~6 A5 Y1 b4 f ~6 q8 W + z2 `% s) ~& `; l, g z: bThe thieves had stolen 13-year-old Cheeky from his owners further up the same street in the city on Saturday night.* _& y5 d4 J D% y/ }3 `* X, D
+ H+ X# V9 w/ ?% ` tA passer-by alerted the police on hearing Cheeky's cries of "Help me! Help me!" coming from a house in St Mary's Park on Thursday, and armed officers then stormed the building and retrieved the bird. 6 S2 z: q3 p; g+ F: i4 I( h& B6 C8 g" X" I2 u
Cheeky flew from the cage he was being held in and out a back window, but was later recaught and returned to owners Brian and Mary Costello.& S$ c; K: s, }! x# N1 |
" V4 {2 Y$ M6 I5 w0 Z$ \"He's like one of the family and is a great talker. We were devastated when he was taken while we were overnighting with friends," Brian told the Irish Examiner. ?6 F3 o, F9 d" k3 _0 y* U2 I$ s( E2 H- B* ]
The couple were recently offered Euro2 000 for the bilingual bird, but turned it down, the report said.
