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Friday, August 29, 2008 7:04 AM CDT

Duncanville Police are investigation the theft of a rare parrot from The Pet Village located at 200 N. Main St. in Duncanville.

On Tuesday morning, an unknown suspect broke into Pet Village and stole Max, a blue and gold macaw that has been a local fixture at the pet store for 28 years.

According to Stephanie Roberts, owner of The Pet Village, Max is a local celebrity. \u201c(Max) has become the store mascot, and we have many people that come here just to visit him,\u201d said Roberts who added that they are offering a $1,000 reward for his safe return.

Duncanville Police urge anyone that has information about Max\u2019s theft to call (972) 780-5037. For more information on Max, visit www.thepetvillage.net, call Stephanie Roberts at (972) 709-7387, or send an email to savemaxtheparrot@yahoo.com.

To view video surveillance from the burglary, visit http://www.duncanville.com/police_video.shtm

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