Police in India said a parrot detained on allegations of shouting obscenities at an elderly woman refused to utter a single word for officers. The parrot, named Hariyal, was detained at the police station after Janabai Sakharkar told investigators the parrot would shout obscene words and phrases at her whenever she would pass by the home of its owner, her stepson. Sakharkar told police she believes her stepson, Suresh, trained the parrot to shout obscenities at her because of an ongoing land dispute between the family members. Police said the parrot did not speak in front of officers, even when confronted by Sakharkar. Police said they decided not to return Hariyal to his owner and instead put the bird in the care of forest department officials for rehabilitation.
A pair of machete-wielding robbery suspects were caught on camera being chased off by a clerk who had a superior weapon: a sword. Perry Market store owner Jewad Hayitt said two young men wearing masks came into the shop and one of the teens pointed a machete at a customer while the other brandished a similar long knife and jumped behind the counter to demand cash from Hayitt. Security camera footage shows Hayitt swat at the teen’s weapon by whipping out his own sword. The security footage shows the teen fleeing from the sword-handling clerk, who turned his attention on the other robber. Hayitt said he could have drawn a gun, but chose the sword to scare the teens, adding, “I use this one when I see him with the sword, to make him afraid.” Police are investigating the incident and working to identify the suspects.
