Citizens of Galveston , Texas should keep their eye unclothe for a glance of a runaway capuchin monkey name Lilly .
agree toGalveston’sThe Daily News , Lilly locomote wanting after her owner ’s East End sign was broken into on Monday , January 20 . Local constabulary do n’t believe the thieves come apart into the star sign to kidnap Lilly , so they ’re assume she escaped by herself during or after the crime . Initially , Lilly was believed to be deadened , but allot toClick 2 Houston , those reports were " premature " and police have resumed their search for the missing capuchin .
Galveston Police Department voice Xavier Hancock toldThe Daily Newsthat although Lilly is socialized , anybody who spot her should n’t stress to catch her themselves — instead , they can call the police force at 409 - 765 - 3702 . Owning a monkey is against the police in Galveston , but the owner has n’t been charged with any actus reus .
It ’s not the first time that the area has hosted an elusive scallywag . Back in September , there were reported sighting of an unidentifiedprimateswinging through the Tree in the nearby town of Santa Fe . Though nomonkeywas ever regain , the post conjure up up a fair amount of on-line discussion and more than a little misinformation .
Some had in the beginning identify the animal as a chimpanzee , but Bayou Animal Services seemed positive that it was a belittled monkey — maybe acapuchin — rather than an ape . AndThe Daily Newsreportedat the clip that one website had published farm animal video footage of a monkey along with its account of the incident , which make some multitude to think theanimalin the video was the actual one on the loose .
The mystery of Santa Fe ’s anonymous rascal probably wo n’t be solved , but hopefully Lilly will be located and brought to safety soon .
[ h / tThe Daily News ]
