Man caged for stealing canaries

More than 20 canaries and three bird cages were plucked out of an aviary and the burglar who swooped for this unusual theft was sentenced to five months behind bars yesterday.

Insp Michael McGuire said Garda Tim McSweeney responded to a call to go to a house at Victoria Terrace, Glenbrook, Passage West, Co Cork, on Aug 27 2012.

The owner of the house, who had an aviary built at the back of his property, told him there had been a break-in and birds and cages had been stolen.