'Help me!' Bird's cries draw police

[Marilyn. 340]

Cops kick in door over bird's cries for help

New Jersey damsel in distress turns out to be a talkative cockatoo

TRENTON, New Jersey - Cries for help inside a house in New Jersey turned out to be nothing but a talkative cockatoo.

Neighbors called police Wednesday morning after hearing what they believed was a woman's persistent cry of "Help me! Help me!" coming from a house. Officers arrived and when no one answered the door, they kicked it in to make a rescue, The Times newspaper reported.

But instead of a damsel in distress, officers found a caged bird with a convincing call.

It was not the first time the 10-year-old bird named Luna said something that brought authorities to the home of owner Evelyn DeLeon.

About seven years ago, the bird cried like a baby for hours, leading to reports of a possible abandoned baby and a visit to the home by state child welfare workers. But it was only Luna practicing a newfound sound, DeLeon told the newspaper.

DeLeon says her bird learns much of her ever-growing vocabulary from watching television, in both English and Spanish.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26559643/

[chri'stina 190]

I just read this...did a search for weird news. You probably did too.

[Marilyn. 340]

I just read this...did a search for weird news. You probably did too.

yeah

[Nagishkaw 510]

I have a cockatoo, and honestly he would scare people away.

[Marilyn. 340]

that reminds me of this one joke or story about this robber who broke into this house and all of a sudden he Heard" Jesus is watching" over and over and he flashes his light and sees that it is a parrot and relaxes and then the parrot says "sic him Jesus" and this Rottweiler who was sitting under the cage pounces on the robber