Police in the city of Dallas, in the United States, have announced that they have arrested a 24-year-old young man in the case of the theft of monkeys at the zoo in the Texas city, the scene for many weeks of mysterious misdeeds.
The preliminary investigation and the help of the population made it possible to identify Davion Irvin, 24 years old, as a suspect linked to the theft of these primates.
The two tamarin monkeys were found Tuesday evening in an abandoned house about thirty kilometers from Dallas.
“Dallas Police received a report on Thursday that Irvin was seen at the Dallas Aquarium near the animals on display,” law enforcement said in a statement.
The suspect was eventually apprehended further in town and charged with six counts of 'animal cruelty'.
Police say the charges relate solely to the theft of the emperor tamarin monkeys, and that "the investigation of all cases at the zoo continues."
Other Mysterious Disappearances at the Dallas Zoo
Because the Dallas Zoo has been the object for several weeks of mysterious misdeeds.
The menagerie of this Texas oil town is just recovering from the death of its beloved vulture.
The animal named 'Pin' was found last week with an 'atypical injury', leading authorities to believe his death was not from a natural cause.
On January 13, a rare clouded leopard escaped from the menagerie through an intentionally cut breach in its enclosure.
The feline named Nova had been recovered after a vast mobilization, involving in particular drones with infrared vision of the police.
Later, zoo workers discovered a similar breach in the cage of langurs, a species of Asian monkey.