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A man jailed in the theft of monkeys from the Dallas zoo said he'd do it again

DALLAS — A 24-year-old man now linked to an unusual string of crimes that kept the Dallas Zoo on the lookout for missing animals told police that after he swiped two monkeys from their enclosure, he took them onto the city's light rail system to make his getaway, court records show.

This image provided by Dallas County Jail shows Davion Irvin. He was arrested Feb. 2 in the case of the two monkeys that were taken from the Dallas Zoo. (Dallas County Jail via AP)

Davion Irvin also said he loves animals and that if he's released from jail, he would steal more, the documents said.

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