; ?/ p/ p; s# g2 T: [* L+ f# BThe 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. ( t+ ^! U8 U8 g! t. R 6 \ O d+ a D! Y% M% m( gThe thieves had stolen 13-year-old Cheeky from his owners further up the same street in the city on Saturday night. + ]$ _7 {( ^0 l- k 5 w8 f3 Y3 u$ @! |6 yA 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. * o' y5 d+ d( I" \9 a% o$ @- ^% u# a% K7 J9 [
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.1 d' f1 `6 Z+ w' t3 h
) w; c4 G* x D, A5 S! B M. c"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.) i5 g' |+ R2 Y5 M6 a8 `! k* L
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The couple were recently offered Euro2 000 for the bilingual bird, but turned it down, the report said.
