Cops Kick In Door Over Bird's Cries For Help

Cries for help inside a New Jersey home turned out to be for the birds.

It all started when neighbors called police after hearing a woman's persistent cry of "Help me! Help me!" coming from a house.

Officers arrived and when no one answered the door, they kicked it in to make a rescue. But instead of a damsel in distress, officers found a caged cockatoo.

And apparently it's not the first time the 10-year-old bird named Luna said something that brought authorities to the home of owner Evelyn DeLeon.

About seven years ago, the bird cried like a baby for hours, leading to reports of a possible abandoned baby and a visit to the home by state child welfare workers. But it was only Luna practicing a newfound sound.

DeLeon says her bird learns much of her ever-growing vocabulary from watching television.

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