An alleged birdbrain had the worst birthday of his life in the East Village Wednesday. Police arrested a man who was spotted allegedly catching pigeons with a net inside Tompkins Square Park on the morning of April 30. According to police sources, officers from the 9th Precinct received a report of a man using a large black net to catch pigeons at around 6:55 a.m. off the corner of Avenue A and East 8th Street. When they arrived, police reported, they spotted 67-year-old Dwayne Daley of Bushkill, PA, with a net arguing with another park goer. Officers immediately took him into custody on what happened to be the suspect’s birthday. Police arrested a man who was spotted allegedly catching pigeons with a net inside Tompkins Square Park on the morning of April 30. Photo via Getty Images Cops discovered a truck nearby with Pennsylvania plates and inside found some 25 pigeons within small cages, along with more nets. This comes after animal rights activists have been sounding the alarm, alleging that New York has received an influx of people catching pigeons to sell them for use in target practice out of state. Dwayne was charged with a slew of animal cruelty charges under the state’s Agricultural Markets Law. Police sources said he has an arrest record in New York dating back to 1982. Police are asking the public to immediately dial 911 if they suspect anyone of pigeon catching in the Big Apple, adding that this arrest was possible thanks to the cooperation of New Yorkers.
An alleged birdbrain had the worst birthday in the East Village last Wednesday. A man was arrested for allegedly catching pigeons with a net inside Tompkins Square Park on April 30. The 9th Precinct officers received a report of a man using a large black net to catch pigeons around 6:55 a.m. at the corner of Avenue A and East 8th Street. When they got there, they saw 67-year-old Dwayne Daley of Bushkill, PA, with a net arguing with another park goer. Officers took him into custody on his birthday. Cops found a truck nearby with Pennsylvania plates containing 25 pigeons in small cages and more nets. Animal rights activists have been warning about people catching pigeons to sell them for target practice out of state. Dwayne faces animal cruelty charges under the state’s Agricultural Markets Law. Police sources mentioned his arrest record in New York since 1982. The police urge the public to call 911 if they suspect pigeon catching in NYC, crediting New Yorkers for the arrest.
Okay, so let’s break this down. A guy decides to spend his birthday catching pigeons in a park. Not really sure why this matters, but hey, it’s news. The police show up, find him with a bunch of trapped pigeons, and a truck full of cages and nets. Animal rights activists are up in arms about people catching pigeons to sell them for target practice. Dwayne, the birthday boy, now faces a bunch of animal cruelty charges. This whole situation is just bizarre, to be honest. But hey, at least New Yorkers are on the lookout for pigeon catchers now.
