UPI – A South African security firm reported that a thieving monkey was the unexpected culprit behind a panic alarm at a home in Northdale.
Mi7 National Group shared on social media that its control room received multiple panic alarm signals from the residence on the day after Christmas.
“Believing the client was in distress, several units were immediately dispatched to the location,” the post explained. Upon arriving, the first team learned from the client that a monkey had entered the home and made off with a remote containing the panic button.
The monkey fled with the remote, and the company continued to receive panic signals until the primate was out of range of the receiver.
“In an unusual turn of events, the client opted not to have our teams chase down the culprit, and let him get away with the loot,” officials wrote.
