Escaped monkey named Momo wreaks havoc in Indianapolis as he attacks locals, drinks BEER from trash cans and invades garages in search of food after escaping from his home
- Momo the monkey escaped from his home in east Indianapolis on Wednesday
- Neighbors shared sightings of him jumping on cars and wandering around the area
- Police have warned not to approach the monkey if you see it and call for help
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Indianapolis police are looking for a “very aggressive” fugitive monkey named Momo, who is causing hell in his neighborhood after escaping from his owner’s home.
Momo fled from Wayne Pham’s home in the Irongate neighborhood of east Indianapolis on Wednesday evening, and he has so far escaped the clutches of local police.
Several photos and videos have emerged on social media from neighbors who have spotted the escape artist wandering through their yards, climbing onto cars and even scratching doors. Police confirmed that he had even injured locals during his rampage.
Momo’s reign of chaos was clearly thirsty work, when a neighbor saw him crushing beer cans from the garbage can.
“There have been reports of minor injuries to the monkey, but we cannot confirm whether these are bites.” the police said.
Momo (pictured), the monkey, escaped from his owner’s home in east Indianapolis on Wednesday evening
Neighbors share their sightings of the escape artist on social media. One user posted a video of Momo jumping on her car
During a sighting of Momo on Thursday morning, his owner tried to lure the animal from a tree with a peach, he reports. Fox 59.
Authorities say the escaped man was running down a street on the city’s east side when a dog barked at him, causing him to jump into some trees.
Stunned resident Karri Harbert shared a video on Facebook of the escaped monkey casually walking across the hood of her car.
“I wanted to get out of my car again and the police (several of them) stopped and told me to stay in the car because there was a very aggressive monkey walking around,” Harbert wrote.
Momo’s owner shared photos of him munching chips. This is the monkey’s second escape; in July, its owner posted the monkey, but it was later found
Other videos show him strolling around the neighborhood and wandering through people’s lawns.
Another woman claimed he broke into her garage and drank from her Pepsi can.
“He ran into my garage, wedged himself against the door and I had to get a stool and put it between me and the monkey to kind of keep the monkey away until I got into the house,” she said.
Pham posted in the ‘Indy Pets: Lost and Found‘ Facebook group begging for help to find its missing monkey.
“If you see him, do not approach him, just call the police or animal control,” Pham wrote.
In the post, he shared photos of Momo eating Lays chips, revealing his love for junk food.
According to Pham’s previous posts in the group, this isn’t the first time Momo has had a major escape.
On July 10, he said Momo had gotten loose and was later found.
Indiana is one of 24 states where it is legal to own a pet monkey.
The Indianapolis Zoo said WHT Momo is a patas monkey, common in the grasslands of Africa.
Indianapolis police said there have been reports of minor injuries from the monkey, but could not confirm whether they resulted from bites
They said a patas monkey is typically 6 to 3 feet tall at the shoulders when standing on all fours and is known as the fastest primate on land, capable of running more than 30 miles per hour.
The spokesperson said the monkey, which appears to be an adult, is “likely confused and stressed.”