WATCH: Monkey caught after on the loose in Orlando suburb

In this Monday, Sept. 28, 2015, photo provided by the Sanford Police Department, a monkey that escaped its owner’s home sits on a curb drinking water that Sanford police officers offered it as a distraction after they responded to a call that the monkey was eating mail out of a mailbox in Sanford, Fla.
In this Monday, Sept. 28, 2015, photo provided by the Sanford Police Department, a monkey that escaped its owner’s home sits on a curb drinking water that Sanford police officers offered it as a distraction after they responded to a call that the monkey was eating mail out of a mailbox in Sanford, Fla.

SANFORD, Fla. — A monkey that escaped its owner's home in an Orlando, Fla., suburb chewed on its neighbors' mail, pulled molding off a police car and rocked back and forth on a street sign.

Zeek was eventually caught when his owner returned home a short time later.

Sanford police officers responded to the neighborhood Monday morning after a neighbor called to report that a monkey was eating mail out of a mailbox.

Zeek jumped on the officers' squad car and pulled some molding off the roof. The monkey also drank from a water bottle the officers offered as a distraction.

Sanford police officers took video of Zeek and posted it on the agency's Facebook page. "Zeek had a little fun with our patrol car," the officers posted in one video.

Upcoming Events