Salmon Arm RCMP on the hunt for a parrot thief

A thief nabbed a parrot from a pet store in Salmon Arm earlier this week. Critters Pet Store reported that someone stole a Sun Conure parrot at around 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 19, according to an RCMP press release.  Mounties have identified a person of interest in the investigation and are seeking the public’s help to identify him. RCMP describe the person of interest as an adult man of average height and weight with short brown hair. He was caught on surveillance video on Ross Street wearing a purple Lakers hoodie with a backpack and headphones on. If you can identify this person, or you are this person and are willing to speak with the police, please contact the Salmon Arm RCMP at 250-832-6044 and reference file 2024-1627.” To contact a reporter for this story, email Jesse Tomas mailto:jtomas@infonews.ca  or call 250-488-3065 or email the editor mailto:news@infonews.ca . You can also submit photos, videos or news tips to the newsroom mailto:tips@infonews.ca  and be entered to win a monthly prize draw. We welcome your comments and opinions on our stories but play nice. We won't censor or delete comments unless they contain off-topic statements or links, unnecessary vulgarity, false facts, spam or obviously fake profiles. If you have any concerns about what you see in comments, email the editor in the link above. SUBSCRIBE to our awesome newsletter here https://infotel.ca/newsletter .