t/ a( e/ G" C- C& k( ]# F$ lThe 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.( x! ]+ i, C9 [: I6 Q
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The thieves had stolen 13-year-old Cheeky from his owners further up the same street in the city on Saturday night. # g% W! S3 f5 _3 ~7 L2 j3 @, h% ^6 S8 q5 U1 Q0 T
A 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.& h4 Z6 c' d4 f! b2 `& y8 e- O4 C. T
: X$ B" S+ ~: c' bCheeky 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.& f* u% h& S+ P) y5 s1 K
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"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 s0 `* o5 q- ?. D, n # a C+ J# Y. q/ f4 {' rThe couple were recently offered Euro2 000 for the bilingual bird, but turned it down, the report said.
