Monkey on the loose at Spirit Halloween
A scared monkey escaped from its owner at the Spirit Halloween store in Plano, Texas, on Monday. Police said the owner was eventually able to lure the animal with a cookie and regain control. Credit: Arlene Pinkston via Storyful
PLANO, TX – Shoppers at a Spirit Halloween store in Texas were shocked to see a live monkey wearing a diaper swinging from the rafters.
Cowardly Monkey at Spirit Halloween
What we know:
It happened Monday night at the Spirit Halloween store on 15th Street in Plano.
Plano police confirmed their officers were dispatched to a call about a pet monkey that had escaped from its owner.
Officers actually observed the monkey swinging from the rafters inside the store, police said.
The scene was captured on video by Arlene Pinkston, who told Storyful it happened while she was shopping for Halloween costumes with her daughter.
A store employee also told Storyful that the monkey was scared by one of the store’s animatronic decorations.
Eventually, the monkey’s owner was able to lure it with a cookie and regain control.
Neither the monkey nor anyone else was injured.
What we don’t know:
It is unclear why the monkey’s owner took him to the store.
The source : Information in this story comes from the Plano Police Department and Storyful.
