Talking parrot brings down thievesOctober 28, 2004

THIEVES in Tennessee have been caught at the scene of the crime after returning to silence a talkative parrot.After escaping with DVD players, computers, radios, TVs and other electronic gear, one of the burglars realised that a parrot had heard him use the nickname "J.J." for one of his accomplices and was repeating it.
"They were afraid the bird would (tell) on them," Memphis police Major Billy Garrett said.
They went back for the bird and were loading it into the getaway car when police arrived, authorities said. The chase ended a few blocks away when the men crashed their car.
The light-green parrot, a 6-year-old bird named Marshmallow, flew away when its cage broke open in the crash. Felicia Cobb and her children have not seen their pet since then.


Three men, ages 18 to 25, were arrested.