State Police Arrest Man Accused of Stolen Bobcat in Poconos – CBS Pittsburgh

MONROE COUNTY (KDKA) – State police have arrested a man accused of stealing a lynx in Poconos.

Soldiers said the man, Semyon Levit, went to an animal farm Friday morning and grabbed a 22-year-old lynx named Blanch.

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On the way to his car, police said he wrestled with the animal and stuffed it in the trunk before driving away.

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State Police arrested Levit after a car stop and recovered the lynx.

The lynx is now back on the farm.

She is being examined to make sure she is not injured.

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Levit is currently facing charges of burglary, burglary, explicit lewdness, cruelty to animals and violation of game laws.