YBOR CITY, Fla. - A family is pleading for the safe return of their beloved exotic pet parrot.

Randi Mosley's front porch is quieter now.

"She greets everybody who walks by the house," said Mosley. "She has a big personality."

That's because her Congo African Gray parrot, Cleo, whom she owned for 12 years, is no longer in her cage. Cleo has been missing since she was stolen a little more than three weeks ago. Image 1 of 2 ▼

What they're saying:

"There could be something you are emotionally attached to inside a package, but to take somebody's pet, that's just heartless," said Mosley.

Timeline:

On August 16, a surveillance camera captured footage of a man walking up to Mosley's home on E 24th Ave. in Ybor City at 8:30 p.m.

At 10:30 p.m., he returned to make a phone call. Five mi

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