Sunday, August 12, 2007

Burglars picked on the wrong owl


Addy the owl is recovering from a dislocated leg after foiling burglars who stole her from her owner's home - by biting them until they hurled her out the window of their getaway car and crashed. The three-year-old bird was snatched on July 25 by crook Jason Denton, 23, who sped away in a stolen car. Police gave chase and the bird began pecking at Denton's face and arms until he lost patience and threw her out of the window. But the thief and his accomplice had their feathers ruffled so much the car, that had reached speeds of 65mph, then spun out of control and crashed in a car park.Denton - who was covered in bites and scratches - was arrested and has pleaded guilty to one charge of burglary at Plymouth Magistrates' Court in Devon. Just Jewelry