Valuable macaw is stolen from pet store
Hercules, a South American military macaw worth about $4,000, was stolen this week from the store where he had been a pet for 13 years.
“All I heard was a squawk,” said Nicole Bergeman, an employee of Prehistoric Times Reptiles & Fish. “I turned around and all I see is the back of the guy’s head shooting out the door.”
A witness at a tattoo parlor next door said she saw a man get into a dark green Toyota Camry that had its rear license plate covered. The man had the bird concealed under a shirt, with tail feathers showing, and was holding it like a football, the witness said.
About 30 minutes earlier a man and woman with a Chihuahua had asked about the macaw’s value, Bergeman said.
Hercules is bright green with turquoise-tipped feathers and has a red band above his bill.
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