FLAMINGO THEFT

IN NORTHEAST OHIO, PARMA POLICE HAVE ARRESTED THREE MEN AFTER THEY ALLEGEDLY REMOVED AND DAMAGED THE TOWN'S ICONIC PINK FLAMINGO STATUE LAST WEEKEND.

THE ARRESTS COME NEARLY FIVE DAYS AFTER THE SUSPECTS ALLEGEDLY TOOK THE SEVEN-FOOT-TALL FLAMINGO THAT USED TO STAND NEXT TO THE SCRIPT PARMA SIGN ON WEST RIDGEWOOD DRIVE. IT WAS LATER RECOVERED APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET NORTH OF ITS ORIGINAL LOCATION, BUT IT HAD BEEN DAMAGED. 25-YEAR-OLD TAYLOR PUPKIEWICZ, 25-YEAR-OLD MARCUS BALUE, AND 24-YEAR-OLD DAVID BURAK HAVE BEEN CHARGED WITH VANDALISM- A FIFTH-DEGREE FELONY. THE SUSPECTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE ARRAIGNED IN PARMA MUNICIPAL COURT ON TUESDAY.