By James Carlson
The break-in marks the second in two weeks and the third since August. On May 6, someone or a group of people cut through the chain- link perimeter fence by the Gage Shelter House and let a bobcat out of its cage. It was found inside the zoo grounds within a couple hours. A hole also was cut in the arctic fox enclosure and a toy wagon was thrown in the elephant exhibit during that incident.Topeka police officers were called at 8:30 a.m. Monday to the southeastern quadrant of the facility where a hole was cut in the exterior chain-link fence big enough for someone to exit on the golf cart at a high speed, leaving tire tracks.A vandal or vandals broke into the Topeka Zoo over the weekend for the second time in as many weeks, this time stealing a golf cart.THE CAPITAL-JOURNALJames Carlson can be reached at (785) 295-1186 or james.carlson@cjonline.com and tweets at twitter.com/carlson_james.The arctic fox never left its cage.Bevens said authorities are treating Monday's crime as an act of vandalism and burglary.A nearly identical incident occurred last August, when someone broke a gate near the shelter house and let the bobcat loose."We need to do something soon because it's being targeted by one if not more individuals," he said.
James Carlson can be reached at (785) 295-1186 or james.carlson@cjonline.com and tweets at twitter.com/carlson_james.
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