THE TALE OF A CHEEKY MONKEY

Momo the monkey’s taste of freedom is over.

The primate spurred an hourslong search on Indianapolis’ east side after he escaped Wednesday evening from his owner’s property. But the male patas monkey was finally captured safely Thursday morning, police said.

This photo provided by the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department shows IMPD officer Lt. William Carter, left, with an unidentified person holding a monkey, which is named Momo, in Indianapolis, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023. The monkey spurred an hours-long search on Indianapolis’ east side after he escaped Wednesday, Oct. 4, from his owner’s property. (Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department via AP)

Momo was captured by the brother of the monkey’s owner after police tracked the primate to the bathroom of a house under construction, said Lt. William Carter of the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department.

“That was more than enough monkey business for us,” the department said in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, to announce Momo’s capture.

Source: https://apnews.com/article/escaped-monkey-captured-indianapolis-momo-9bf9a16b22371ffb0dc863d00c6097d8