Police in Puerto Rico capture a rhesus macaque monkey chased by a crowd at a public housing complex
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Police in Puerto Rico have captured a rhesus macaque monkey that was being chased by a crowd of people at a public housing complex near the U.S. territory’s north coast
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- Police in Puerto Rico captured a rhesus macaque monkey on Friday that was being chased by a crowd of people at a public housing complex near the U.S. territory’s north coast.
The monkey was found injured and exhausted in the laundry room of an apartment within the Beautiful View complex in the coastal city of Arecibo, said Officer Joel Vidot Soto, who captured the animal.
“I rescue dogs and cats in general,” he told The Associated Press, adding that it was his first time capturing a monkey.
Vidot, who works at the animal welfare and protection police unit in Arecibo, said that he carries equipment in his patrol car to capture any type of animal, but that none of it was necessary on Friday.
“The monkey was being chased by some 25 people with cameras and video cameras,” he said, adding that it was agitated but tired by the time he arrived.
