Police have identified a suspect in the theft of a motorized cart that had two trained hawks aboard when it was stolen last year during a Rams game at SoFi Stadium, Inglewood police tell NBC4 Investigates.
The latest development in the investigation comes about six months after someone stole a two-seat motorized cart with a crate containing the two birds from the lake area outside the Inglewood stadium. One hawk was recovered near Seventh Street in Hacienda Heights after a homeowner spotted the bird in her backyard, but the second has not been found.
Inglewood Police Capt. Neal Cichren said detectives know who took the cart, but the investigation could not establish whether the suspect knew the hawks were in the cart at the time.
Video was recovered from where the stolen cart was found that showed people from the neighborhood opened the crate, allowing the hawks to fly away, police said.
The missing bird is a Harris hawk, unique to the Arizona desert. It has a leash or tether attached to an ankle.
No charges were filed as of Wednesday afternoon.
The trained hawks were used by a handler to help deter other birds during events at SoFi Stadium.
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