/ @( ?! f3 y& O8 x$ m' X$ L; X7 {Parrot leads Irish police to thieves 5 e% }/ y, Z. i, R$ H) A' }4 G& x8 f: X: }* j6 q. ?! A
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.- V( ?4 P0 C0 {( }- e& W( M% A
6 D1 Z" L6 r3 H9 A+ IThe thieves had stolen 13-year-old Cheeky from his owners further up the same street in the city on Saturday night. & S/ e {* p* v , D, q/ Z; F, q. pA 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 N6 F) |6 s# n+ r" x. {
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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.. K; |: g( t6 T7 o& M
8 X/ N/ z5 S7 j2 M# Q"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.- b W+ }6 u/ z1 v
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The couple were recently offered Euro2 000 for the bilingual bird, but turned it down, the report said.
