The caracal has been taken into custody, the Hoffman Estates, Illinois police department announced Tuesday via Facebook on a major relief for those living in terror of the medium-sized exotic cat.
“The Hoffman Estates Police Department was able to take the Caracal into custody. The cat was hiding under a resident’s deck and is unharmed. The Valley of the Kings Sanctuary and Retreat located in Sharon, Wisconsin is enroute to pick him up where we are sure he will have a healthy and happy life far away from Hoffman Estates. Over the past few days, the village was made aware of a large cat in the area of Della Dr and the Hilldale Golf Course. The cat has been identified as a Caracal, this cat is a native species to Asia and not common in the US,” the department wrote.