- Species: Parrot - General (See species list for details)
- Location: Long Beach, California, United States 90801
- Date Lost: July 28, 2011
- Phone Number: 562-570-5880
- Original URL: http://www.ktla.com/news/landing/ktla-stolen-parrots,0,4061153.story
KTLA News
2:13 p.m. PDT, August 3, 2011
BELMONT HEIGHTS — Police are searching for the thieves who stole two parrots from their owner’s porch in Belmont Heights on Thursday.
Dennis Anderson told police he came home from walking his dog and discovered the empty bird cages.
A macaw named Tweetey and a female yellow-naped Amazon called Jay Bird have been part of Anderson’s family for 30-years.
Anderson said he’s kept birds on the porch of his home for decades without incident.
According to witnesses, two Latino men in a black Lexus pulled up in front of the home just before 1 p.m. One man jumped out of the car, grabbed the birds, stuffed them in a sack and the two sped off.
Neither of the missing parrots have identification tags on their legs, but Anderson said Jay Bird has a bad left leg from an old injury and can whistle.
Long Beach Police Department spokeswoman Lisa Massacani said anyone with information is urged to call East Division detectives at 562-570-5880 or make an anonymous tip at www.tipsoft.com.