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The 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.$ f: K$ x, |# Y
) a) a- U0 z# JThe thieves had stolen 13-year-old Cheeky from his owners further up the same street in the city on Saturday night. $ u, K3 E9 w$ K8 D 9 U8 T3 X( y% S f: F6 SA 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.1 C$ Z# B, F- J8 G
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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. , v7 w7 z/ F5 ^, H. }2 Q) q2 j6 L5 x $ u& L- B. }) ~8 a9 k"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 g$ s" P8 l) _) }3 J& C" v3 j
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The couple were recently offered Euro2 000 for the bilingual bird, but turned it down, the report said.
