Caught on camera: Masked man steals pet birds worth $1,000
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Sporting a cap and a mask, and armed with an umbrella, a bird thief thought he had successfully evaded detection. Unfortunately, he was still captured on the bird owner's CCTV. The pet owner, a retiree surnamed Fang, told Lianhe Zaobao that he bathed hCaught on camera: Masked man steals pet birds worth $1,000
Sporting a cap and a mask, and armed with an umbrella, a bird thief thought he had successfully evaded detection. Unfortunately, he was still captured on the bird owner's CCTV. The pet owner, a retiree surnamed Fang, told Lianhe Zaobao that he bathed his three white-rumped shamas at noon on Monday (May 29), and hung their cage outside his home at Block 617 Yishun Ring Road. A few hours later, he was shocked to discover that his beloved birds had disappeared, together with their cage. The 62-year-old told the Chinese daily he spent about $1,000 on the three birds, and $500 on the cage. When Fang checked the CCTV footage, he discovered that the thief had nicked the cage at 2.44pm. He told Zaobao that he installed the CCTV outside his home to protect his birds and his plants. He also pasted warning stickers on his windows to deter potential thieves. Read more
