PALMETTO, Fla. - The victims of an attempted home invasion are crediting some feathered friends with scaring away the robbers.
Minerva Bernache says she was at home with her 4-year-old grandson Dillon early Monday when she heard a noise at the door. Two men were trying to enter her front door then went around to the back of the home and continued trying to get in.
As she rushed to call for help, the men suddenly ran away. The family now believes their parrots, under a cover in the back yard, scared the suspected crooks away.
The bilingual birds imitate both English and Spanish words, say hello and even ask for money. They chatter whenever people are around. One of the birds makes a shrieking sound that also may have scared the two suspects.
Manatee County Sheriff's deputies arrived in the neighbourhood and spotted two men running from their vehicle. Devin Shannon, 20, was taken into custody charged with burglary. A second man, Keith Anderson, 22, is listed as a suspect but witnesses could not identify him.
Minerva Bernache says she was at home with her 4-year-old grandson Dillon early Monday when she heard a noise at the door. Two men were trying to enter her front door then went around to the back of the home and continued trying to get in.
As she rushed to call for help, the men suddenly ran away. The family now believes their parrots, under a cover in the back yard, scared the suspected crooks away.
The bilingual birds imitate both English and Spanish words, say hello and even ask for money. They chatter whenever people are around. One of the birds makes a shrieking sound that also may have scared the two suspects.
Manatee County Sheriff's deputies arrived in the neighbourhood and spotted two men running from their vehicle. Devin Shannon, 20, was taken into custody charged with burglary. A second man, Keith Anderson, 22, is listed as a suspect but witnesses could not identify him.