Monkey on the loose seen drinking beer
By K24 Editorial, October 6, 2023Authorities are searching for a monkey that is roaming around Indianapolis, after reports it was seen drinking beer.
Officers from the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) were called to the Irongate neighborhood on the city’s east side on Wednesday.
The IMPD posted on social media on Wednesday evening that officers were assisting Animal Care Services with a monkey “on the loose” near the 500 block of Ironridge Court, south of E. Washington Street and S. Mitthoefer Road.
“There are reports of minor injuries from the monkey but we can’t confirm it is from bites,” the police department said in a post on X, formerly Twitter.
Officers arrived in the neighborhood at around 6:30pm. on Wednesday, but called off their search a couple of hours later, according to local news.
One resident told police they saw the monkey drinking beer from a garbage can, the station reported.
In another post on X, police said the monkey, named Momo, was last seen in the 10000 block of Gate Dr. “The exact time is not confirmed. Please do not approach him,” police added in the post.
It was not immediately clear where the monkey has escaped from. A spokesperson for the police department said they did not have any further updates on the situation.