Bubba, One Of Two Hawks Stolen From Sofi Stadium, Is Found Safe. Alice Remains Missing - Beritaja

One of 2 trained hawks stolen from extracurricular SoFi Stadium during a Rams crippled was recovered Sunday successful Hacienda Heights, about 25 miles from wherever the conveyance taken during the heist was recovered a week ago.

A two-seat motorized cart pinch a cardinal near successful the ignition was stolen Sept. 28 from the stadium. The hawks — named Bubba and Alice — were housed successful greenish containers successful the backmost spot and vanished on pinch the vehicle.

Bubba was recovered adjacent Seventh Street successful Hacienda Heights aft a homeowner spotted the hawk successful her backyard and contacted the Inglewood Police Department. Falconer Charles Cogger, who trained and owned the hawks, raced to the location.

“I made arrangements, sewage complete location arsenic speedy arsenic I could and sewage Bubba back,” Cogger told NBC Los Angeles. “Alice is still retired there, but this gives maine dream she will show up.”

The hawks were employed by SoFi Stadium to deter different birds from flying complete SoFi Stadium during the game, keeping fans safe from unpleasant aerial droppings and besides keeping birds from eating discarded food.

The Harris’s hawks, besides known arsenic bay-winged hawks, are large, lanky raptors that breed successful the southwestern U.S. and passim South America. They person vision 8 times better than that of humans and are known for hunting together arsenic a team.

The Kawasaki Mule UTV that housed the hawks was recovered abandoned Sept. 29 successful a South L.A. vicinity about 5 miles from SoFi Stadium and 25 miles from Hacienda Heights.

Inglewood constabulary released a photograph of the fishy taken by stadium information cameras, describing him arsenic a antheral big “wearing a achromatic overgarment pinch a achromatic stripe going down the shoulder, achromatic pants and achromatic shoes.”

Cogger is holding retired dream that Alice will move up. Each of Cogger’s hawks wears a metallic set about its limb that identifies it arsenic captive-bred.

“They could only spell truthful agelong without eating aliases getting water,” he said.

Anyone pinch accusation about Alice could interaction the Inglewood Police Department watch commandant astatine (310) 412-5206. Crime Stoppers is offering a reward for the hawk’s safe return.