A monkey that was on the loose in a Sanford, Florida, neighborhood has been reunited with its owner Monday, Greg Workman of Florida Fish and Wildlife said.
FWC said the macaque monkey escaped its owner's home and was roaming the area around Live Oak Boulevard and Sugar Maple Court.
The Sanford Police Department said that shortly after 8 a.m. Monday they received a call from a resident who lives in the Hidden Lakes subdivision, reporting that a monkey was eating mail out of a mailbox.
Police said the monkey, later identified as Zeek, was pulling off molding from one their patrol cars and hopping on them. Officers said they were able to distract Zeek with a bottle of water until its owner came home.
Sanford police said they tried to catch the monkey, but the owner returned home and the monkey jumped in to his arms.
Workman said the monkey somehow escaped by twisting parts of the cage.
Its owner, Jeff Jacques of Sanford, has a permit and is licensed to own the monkey.
