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Post by Police Moderator on Feb 26, 2009 21:04:34 GMT -5
Cops: Trio Swapped Kids For Bird
Kidnapping charges filed in birdbrained Louisiana exchange FEBRUARY 26--A trio of Louisiana nitwits agreed to swap two young children for a $1500 cockatoo and $175, police charge. The deranged exchange was hatched after Donna Greenwell, a 51-year-old trucker, learned that the bird was being offered for sale by Brandy Romero, 27, and Paul Romero, 46. According to Evangeline Parish Sheriff's Office investigators, Brandy Romero told cops that Greenwell contacted her and said that while she could not afford the cockatoo's price tag, she did have children to trade (in a bid to sell the bird, the Romeros posted a flyer at a barn, where Greenwell spotted the notice, which included a photo of the cockatoo). Investigators have determined that Greenwell is not the mother of the children, a four-year-old girl and a five-year-old boy. It appears as if the children, whose mother is a criminal fugitive, have resided with various families over the past several years, and have spent the past year in the custody of Greenwell, a convicted pedophile with a lengthy rap sheet. |
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Post by Warkitty on Feb 27, 2009 7:03:36 GMT -5
.... words fail.
Except that, I'm glad the kids are out of Greenwell's hands at least.
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Post by LimitedRecourse on Feb 27, 2009 17:30:17 GMT -5
He should have held out for the parrot...
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Post by Tsavodiner on Feb 27, 2009 18:16:54 GMT -5
Everybody knows 'boids' are easier than kids to clean up after....
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Post by duke on Feb 27, 2009 19:26:50 GMT -5
Everybody knows 'boids' are easier than kids to clean up after.... You are correct. But a boid will not welcome you home with outstretched arms and a huge grin. I'll take the kids. |
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Post by Tsavodiner on Feb 27, 2009 19:55:51 GMT -5
You ain't seen some of the boids I hang with! (wink, wink)
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Post by TNBear on Feb 27, 2009 20:07:33 GMT -5
I just cannot understand how even the State of Louisiana would park kids with a convicted pedophile. This qualifies for a big old WTF?
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Post by duke on Feb 27, 2009 20:50:41 GMT -5
As I read the article, the kids' custody was a private arrangement prior to the arrest, not state supervised or arranged caretaker function.
Let's hope that the kids get a permanent home soon, but not likely. Too much legal red tape.
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