Loose pet monkey is seen leaving Texas Spirit Halloween with owner in new bodycam
By: Plano, TX - Newly released Plano police bodycam footage shows the end of a disturbance at a Spirit Halloween after a monkey was seen swinging from the rafters of the store.
Officers arrived at the scene in time to speak with the owner of the animal as she carried it from the building.
The video shows the point of view of two Plano officers walking through the store, attempting to locate the owner of the monkey that prompted their response.
By the time they found the woman, she had already reunited with her monkey, which had calmed down after the antics captured in Monday's viral video.
Shoppers at a Spirit Halloween store in Texas were shocked to see a live monkey wearing a diaper swinging from the rafters.
The officers spoke with the woman, telling her the monkey should be kept on a leash and admonishing her for allowing it to run loose in a public place.
A spooked monkey got away from its owner at the Spirit Halloween store in Plano, Texas on Monday. Police said the owner was eventually able to entice the pet with a cookie and regain control. Credit: Arlene Pinkston via Storyful
The officers did observe the monkey swinging from the rafters inside the store, police said.
The scene was captured on video by Arlene Pinkston, who told Storyful that it happened while she was shopping for Halloween costumes with her daughter.
The monkey had gotten spooked by one of the store’s animatronic decorations.
Ultimately, the monkey’s owner was able to entice it with a cookie and regain control.
Neither the monkey nor anyone else was hurt.