Parrot worth $7K stolen from pet store in Saddle Brook, New Jersey: police
SADDLE BROOK, New Jersey (WABC) -- Police say they are searching for a man who stole a parrot from a bird store in Saddle Brook, New Jersey, last week.
Video showed the parrot being taken after the suspect asked to see an African Grey parrot at Birds by Joe 2.
Police say the clerk put the parrot in a cage to show the man, but then he grabbed the cage and ran out of the store.
"He asks all the right questions," the Birds by Joe 2 owner told Eyewitness News. "He appeared to be very sincere. I hope and pray somebody knows that the bird is okay or to just bring it back."
The parrot is valued at around $7,000.
According to zoo officials, African Grey parrots are among the most illegally trafficked birds in the world.
Anyone with information is asked to call police at 201-587-2940.
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