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Bird Bandit Snatches 2 Cockatiels, Cash And Cologne from Home, NYPD Says

By Trevor Kapp | July 6, 2017 8:54am
 Police are looking for this man who they say broke into a Bronx home and stole two birds.
Police are looking for this man who they say broke into a Bronx home and stole two birds.
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THE BRONX — Police need help finding a bird snatcher who broke into an Edenwald home and stole two cockatiels.

The thief broke into the basement of the home on Edson Avenue and Strang Avenue and snatched the birds, both valued at $500, cologne and $600 in cash on June 23 about 10 a.m., police said.

He then fled in a Dodge Neon with Florida plates, the NYPD said.

He’s about 5-foot-9 with a tattoo on his right arm. He was wearing a blue helmet at the time.

Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS.