A marmoset stolen from a wildlife park on the NSW South Coast has been found safe and well in a bedroom in suburban Wollongong.
The Nowra Wildlife Park was broken into on October 30 and the marmoset, “Cheeky”, was taken from the enclosure by persons unknown. The Illawarra Mercury reported that Cheeky’s sibling, “Milly”, was pining for the animal and had become withdrawn. On November 1, an anonymous tip-off led police to a property at Illabunda Crescent, Koonawarra, where a 20-year-old woman was charged with having stolen goods in custody. She will appear at Wollongong Local Court on December 7.
AMELIA DALTON.