Purloined peafowl found and safely returned to owners: Alberta Mounties - BERITAJA

Mounties successful Alberta opportunity a peacock and peahen caught up successful a motortruck theft person been located safe and sound.

The 2 birds, affectionately nicknamed Pete and Hilda, were recovered still successful their crate connected Sunday on Highway 16 adjacent the hamlet of Duffield, Alta., about 60 km westbound of Edmonton.

RCMP opportunity the 2 group who recovered the birds, which are known for their royal feathered tail displays, cared for them until they could beryllium returned to their owners.

The peafowl were successful a achromatic 2005 Ford F350 pickup motortruck erstwhile it was stolen early Sunday successful Stony Plain, about 35 km from wherever they were later found.

While the birds person been recovered, the purloined pickup, pinch British Columbia licence sheet SY7996, is still missing.

The RCMP described the birds’ successful betterment arsenic “a awesome illustration of the constabulary and nationalist moving together to execute a affirmative result for everyone involved.”

–with files from BERITAJA.