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September 26, 2007

Bird amputation case postponed

WARWICK -- A pre-trial conference in Kent County District Court has been postponed for a woman accused of stealing a parrot in May and amputating its foot to dispose of an identification tag.

Police say minutes after a woman walked into a pet store and inquired about a bird, a clerk went to check on the parrot, only to find it -- and the woman -- gone.

Sgt. Robert C. Rocco said what followed was the most bizarre crime he had seen.

After tracing purchases of a similar bird, the police say they were led to Pamela Worden. When they arrived at her apartment, they said they heard birds chirping.

When Worden opened the door, officers said they saw two birds; one bleeding and missing a foot. On a counter nearby, they saw a pair of scissors, a bird foot and a bird identification band.

“I’ve been doing this for 24 years.” Rocco said at the time, “and this was probably the most bizarre thing I’ve ever run into.”

The parrot was taken to Ocean State Veterinary Specialists, in East Greenwich, for treatment. The other bird and a poodle that police also found in the apartment were taken into custody.

Worden was charged with one count of felony possession of stolen goods and one misdemeanor count of cruelty to animals.

-- projo.com staff writer Brandie M. Jefferson, with reports from Journal staff writer Cynthia Needham

Posted by Brandie Jefferson  at 11:28 AM | Permalink

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