Lilith
11-20-2005, 12:11 PM
(gg)
FORT MYERS, Florida - A Florida woman has been
arrested for padding her bra _ with a stolen parrot.
Jill Knispel, 35, is facing felony charges after
hiding a rare Greenwing parrot in her bra and stealing
it from her employer, Baby Exotic Birds, police said.
Knispel allegedly stole the bird so she could trade it
for a vintage 1964 Volkswagen Karmann Ghia automobile.
She couldn't resist telling the car's owner how she
got the animal, according to the Fish and Wildlife
Conservation Commission. Turns out the car's owner is
friends with the man who owns the $2,000 bird.
DNA tests confirmed the bird's identity and Knispel
was charged Saturday with grand theft.
"The circumstances of the case are the most bizarre
I've ever encountered," said veteran wildlife
investigator Lenny Barshinger.
FORT MYERS, Florida - A Florida woman has been
arrested for padding her bra _ with a stolen parrot.
Jill Knispel, 35, is facing felony charges after
hiding a rare Greenwing parrot in her bra and stealing
it from her employer, Baby Exotic Birds, police said.
Knispel allegedly stole the bird so she could trade it
for a vintage 1964 Volkswagen Karmann Ghia automobile.
She couldn't resist telling the car's owner how she
got the animal, according to the Fish and Wildlife
Conservation Commission. Turns out the car's owner is
friends with the man who owns the $2,000 bird.
DNA tests confirmed the bird's identity and Knispel
was charged Saturday with grand theft.
"The circumstances of the case are the most bizarre
I've ever encountered," said veteran wildlife
investigator Lenny Barshinger.