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UPDATE: Man caught on camera stealing bobcat in Poconos arrested

Troopers say Semyon Levit broke into Pocono Snake and Animal Farm in Monroe County and took off with a bobcat Friday morning.
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MARSHALLS CREEK, Pa. — Police in the Poconos have arrested a man who stole a cat, but this feline is not of the regular housecat variety.

Officers say Semyon Levit,45, as shown in the surveillance video broke into Pocono Snake and Animal Farm near Marshalls Creek just after 10 a.m. Friday morning.

He grabbed a 22-year-old North American Bobcat named Blanche.

The thief wrangled the bobcat who has known medical issues out of the business and into a red Hyundai Elantra.

Investigators arrested Levit Friday afternoon.

Officials located the bobcat in the trunk of Levit's car and safely returned it to the Pocono Snake and Animal Farm.

Levit faces charges of theft, burglary, and animal cruelty in Monroe County.

Watch the full video of the animal theft below.

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