THEY SHOULDN'T BE HARD TO PICK OUT OF A LINEUP

THEY SHOULDN’T BE HARD TO PICK OUT OF A LINEUP

By CHRIS DUFRESNE

Feb. 21, 1998 12 AM PT

Hey, hey, they’re the monkeys. Crime is a terrible problem in Shiga Kogen.

Not people crime. We’re talking petty, lousy, dirty-rotten monkey crime.

Japan’s snow monkeys are a popular tourist attraction here, but beware the signs posted.

The following was tacked to a bulletin board in the lobby of the Prince Hotel:

--Do not smoke in front of the monkeys.

--Do not eat in front of the monkeys.

--Use shoulder straps ect. to carry bags secrety.

--Do not walk around carrying plastic bags.

There’s a story making the rounds that three snow monkeys in search of food broke into a car and ransacked the interior. So, how’d the little creeps get in?

Apparently, one the monkeys figured out how to open the door latch.

Gee, sounds like they’d make great house pets.

Travel & Experiences

Chris Dufresne

Chris Dufresne was the Los Angeles Times’ national college football/basketball columnist from 1995 to 2015. He also covered skiing at the Winter Olympics and wrote extensively on most sports. He is a multiple national award winner and was named 2011 California Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sportswriters and Sportscasters Assn. A Los Angeles native, he started at The Times in 1976 as a truck loader and literally worked his way up (two floors to be exact).

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