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Policeman Serves With a Soft Spot for Birds
This week's Patch Portraits also feature a Niles cancer survivor who became an author and a Glenview woman who changed careers to change kids' lives.
This week's Patch Portraits also feature a Niles cancer survivor who became an author and a Glenview woman who changed careers to change kids' lives. Richard Weiner, a lieutenant with Glencoe's Public Safety Department, has a soft spot for an unusual type of victim: exotic birds. Along with his wife Karen, Weiner runs a bird shelter from his Northbrook home. Together they care for more than 70 homeless exotic birds. Earlier: Check out the entire Patch Portrait Archives. "I was a brand new beat cop, walking a beat, and happened to see a guy walking around with a Moluccan cockatoo on his shoulder. I was fascinated by the interaction," said Weiner. After months of research, he took in his own African Grey and would often bring the bird to …
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