Man Who Stole Bobcat From Pocono Snake & Animal Farm In Custody, Bobcat Safely Recovered, State Police Say
SMITHFIELD TOWNSHIP, Pa. (CBS) -- A suspect wanted for stealing an ailing bobcat from an animal farm in Smithfield Township is now in custody and the bobcat has been recovered. The theft happened around 10:15 a.m. on Friday.
Police say a man entered the Pocono Snake and Animal Farm through an unlocked main entrance Friday morning and stole a 22-year-old North American female bobcat named Blanch.
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Blanch has known medical issues, according to police.
The man then left the business with the bobcat, according to police, and physically struggled with it in the parking lot before he left the scene.
The bobcat is now back at the farm and will undergo a full medical workup this weekend.