Thieves steal 50 canaries

7:30am Saturday 9th June 2012 in Southampton

Thieves steal 50 canaries Thieves steal 50 canaries

THIEVES have stolen 50 canaries from an elderly woman’s aviary – just days after her home was targeted in a separate burglary.

The birds, which are worth £30 each and include six rare white canaries, were stolen using a small hand net at the home, in Botley Road, Horton Heath.

The 83-year-old victim, Audrey Birch, has been left “shocked” by the break-in which happened just ten days after her home was ransacked for items of jewellery.

In the first break-in, thieves left a tap running and threw water across the conservatory as they made off with gold watches and a gold ring with diamond stones.

Overnight on Sunday, they forced a padlock off to reach the aviary in the garden before stealing the collection of canaries.

Five years ago, thieves stole around 30 birds from her son’s home next door.

Police say the creatures are not easily identifiable but that they were probably stolen to order or to be sold within the tropical bird industry.

Comments(10)

hulla baloo says...
7:31am Sat 9 Jun 12

Sylvester?

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Linesman says...
8:22am Sat 9 Jun 12

Why steal them when they were going Cheep.

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CEH393 says...
8:37am Sat 9 Jun 12

Do these people not have a conscience? I hate to even start to imagine how these events will affect this poor old lady :-( I just hope they are caught before they do it again! But knowing our justice system they will Probably get 6 months reduced to a month and a free holiday abroad for the inconvenience of being out inside!

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CEH393 says...
8:47am Sat 9 Jun 12

CEH393 wrote:
Do these people not have a conscience? I hate to even start to imagine how these events will affect this poor old lady :-( I just hope they are caught before they do it again! But knowing our justice system they will Probably get 6 months reduced to a month and a free holiday abroad for the inconvenience of being out inside!
Not sure where the "out" come from before inside :-)

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Lockssmart says...
8:48am Sat 9 Jun 12

Did she tweet it?

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good-gosh says...
10:02am Sat 9 Jun 12

they'll be caged up when someone sings

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Linesman says...
10:45am Sat 9 Jun 12

I would have bought them if I could have had them on higher perches.

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siggyrettes says...
2:57pm Sat 9 Jun 12

if the culprits get caught they'll be doing bird for sure

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windyboy says...
8:36pm Sat 9 Jun 12

Get them up before the beak, and sent to sing sing

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Mr_Andy says...
2:22pm Tue 19 Jun 12

Police are said to be investigating all men at local swimming pools. They are convinced this is the correct approach for finding budgie smugglers.

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