Hialeah heist: Cagey Crooks snatch songbirds in bird-napping spree

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Hialeah heist: Cagey Crooks snatch songbirds in bird-napping spree

Hialeah has become the hot spot for an unexpected type of theft—bird-napping.Leer en españolThree separate incidents, within blocks from each other, are leaving residents puzzled.Beatriz Mestryl said she’s the latest victim, after her yellow Canary, Maximo, was snatched less than 10 minutes after she placed his cage outside for air.“I care about him a lot,” said Mestryl in Spanish. “Our pets are like our children. He belonged to my daughter and …