He’s quite the party animal.
A nearly 24-hour search for an escaped pet monkey in Indianapolis finally ended Thursday, but not before the primate drank a stolen beer, broke into a vacant house and caused some injuries.
Momo was safely caught by his owner’s brother after he broke into a house that is still under construction, said Lt. William Carter of the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department.
The officers were chasing him and quickly closed the doors, forcing Momo into a bathroom where he was eventually cornered.
“This was more than enough for us,” the department said. said in a post on Xformerly known as Twitter, to announce Momo’s capture.
The monkey’s trespass was a stroke of luck for IMPD, which had been out of reach of the animal since it initially escaped from its Indianapolis home the day before.
Momo is a pawed monkey, the fastest primate on the planet that can move at speeds of up to 34 mph, according to Southwick Zoo.
Momo the monkey spent approximately 24 hours on the loose after escaping from his home in Indianapolis. IMPD News/Facebook
Police were called for help on Wednesday after receiving reports of minor injuries from “an aggressive animal,” but it is unclear if Momo bit anyone.
A bewildered neighbor had just arrived home after a day of work when Momo jumped up to welcome her home.
“I get home and start to get out of my car and a monkey comes up to my open car door,” Karri Harbert said in a Facebook post.
“It took me a few seconds to figure out what it was, so I closed the door and he jumped on the hood of my car! He was starting to get out of my car again and the cops (several of them) stopped and told me to stay in the car because there is a very aggressive monkey on the loose!
“You can’t make this stuff up!”
The incident was the second time since July that Momo ran away from home.IMPD/X
Another neighbor saw Momo drinking a beer he took out of a trash can, police said, according to WishTV.
After his capture, Momo was placed in the care of Indianapolis Animal Care Services, which has turned him over to Indianapolis Zoo staff for now, said Katie Trennepohl, deputy director of Indianapolis Animal Care Services.
While a permit is not required in Marion County to possess such an animal, the county attorney’s office is determining whether Momo will be returned to his owner.
The homeowner was issued a citation because the monkey was “chasing and approaching in an unsafe manner” while fleeing in a residential area.
Momo was seen by a neighbor drinking a beer from a trash can.Black Indy LIVE/Facebook
The incident was not the first time Momo broke free and terrorized Indianapolis.
Animal services was called to take care of him after he escaped in July, Trennepohl said.
He said anyone who had direct contact with Momo during her stay at the escape should contact the local health department due to concerns about “diseases that can be transmitted to humans.”
With publication wires
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