TULSA, Okla. — The owners at The Stumbling Monkey Bar & Grill in south Tulsa searched far and wide for their giant plush gorilla after they say a former employee stole it on Nov. 3.
WATCH: GONE BANANAS: Man finds south Tulsa bar's stolen monkey
Around 9:30 p.m., a man at the bar near 91st and Yale was seen on security footage grabbing a large stuffed gorilla and running out the door.
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The bar owners filed a police report and believes they know the identity of the man who stole the ape and the woman who aided in the theft.
While 2 News was at The Stumbling Monkey to interview them about the theft, a man walked in carrying their prized possession.
Shawn Atzbach said he found the gorilla while playing Pokemon Go. He was hoping to clean it up and give it to his daughter before learning that the plush was on the loose.
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