A bird of prey who worked protecting the skies of Heathrow Airport was stolen from its owner’s van in the UK on Tuesday evening. Police are actively looking into the incident after CCTV footage released shows three men smashing the window of the van while it was parked outside a hotel next to the airport, and grabbing the six-year-old hawk, Sky News reported. FLIGHTS DELAYED AFTER HEATHROW AIRPORT EXPERIENCES 'TECHNICAL ISSUES' WITH RUNWAY LIGHTINGThe Harris hawk, Milo, was used to scare away other birds at the airport to prevent bird strikes from occurring. Milo’s owner Layla Bennett was checking into the Mercure hotel when she left the hawk in the backseat. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPBennett believes the men who broke into her van originally were looking to steal tools before finding the hawk.

Source: Fox News February 03, 2019 15:22 UTC