1 of 2 hawks stolen from SoFi Stadium found and reunited with owner
By KABC Web Staff
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HACIENDA HEIGHTS, California (KABC) — One of the two hawks stolen from SoFi Stadium one week ago has been found.
New video shows the moment Bubba the hawk was reunited with his owner, Charlie Cogger, after being spotted in a backyard in Hacienda Heights on Sunday afternoon.
The owner hopes his other hawk, Alice, will also be found soon.
At last week’s Rams game at SoFi Stadium, someone stole a UTV with the hawks in their carriers in the back.
The vehicle was found abandoned a few days later, along with two dead quails, possibly used to feed the hawks.
Cogger is a falconer who uses the Harris’s hawks to keep other birds at bay. He works at SoFi Stadium to keep other birds from making a mess on the crowd.
Last Sunday, the key was left in the ignition of a maroon, two-seater Kawasaki Mule UTV, and the thief took off with it, along with the hawks, around 2:22 p.m., according to the Inglewood Police Department.
“It looked like somebody took it and used it to transport themselves to the area of Century and Avalon, and I think they became aware of the birds somewhere along the way, and they released them,” Inglewood Mayor James T. Butts said. “So the best thing to do is to, one, make sure that your equipment is secured, and I don’t think you’ll see this happen again.”
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