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One of the brightly coloured parrot statues adorning the outside of Earls restaurant has found a new roost on one of Saskatoon’s many bridges.

The bright blue parrot statue that usually sits on top of the bar and eatery at the corner of 2nd Avenue and Queen Street is now on the city’s new, currently-under-construction Traffic Bridge.

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Saskatoon Police Service Staff Sgt.-Major Grant Obst said it was “extremely concerning” that someone would be able to get onto the bridge and get the statue to the top.

“If somebody is on the bridge, that is extremely dangerous,” Obst said. “I don’t think I’d have to go into details to explain the inherent dangers of … going out on that bridge when you’re not supposed to be.”

Neither Earls nor Graham Construction, the company in charge of the bridge project, could immediately be reached for comment. Employees from both companies, however, are aware of the statue on the bridge and that the statue came from the restaurant.

If Earls files a report with the city police service, there would be an investigation, Obst said. But if no report is filed, the incident may not be looked into further.

“If the owner of the property isn’t interested in pursuing a criminal investigation, we likely wouldn’t either,” he said.

If there is a police investigation, Obst said the perpetrator may face more than a theft charge for the incident.

“You’ve likely got a theft, and then you’ve also probably got … that sounds like a mischief charge as well, erecting something up there,” he said.