Pigeon pincher cautioned

LONDON A mystery pigeon snatcher has made off with up to 4,000 pigeons from London's Trafalgar Square, and may be selling the…

LONDON A mystery pigeon snatcher has made off with up to 4,000 pigeons from London's Trafalgar Square, and may be selling the birds to restaurants, the Sun reports today.

A Scotland Yard spokeswoman confirmed that a man had received a warning from one of its officers, but she would not say how many birds had gone missing.

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