A tuxedo cat named Dude set off security alarms at an Illinois bowling alley for about two weeks, according to the source report. The report says the alarms sounded as often as once an hour and led to calls from the monitoring company and police involvement.
The alarms stopped the source describes it this way: the building's owner, Yanni Mavrakis, 27, was fined by the police department, and the alarm monitoring company withdrew its service from the building.
Yanni and his team came in early to film and found the cat. The report says the cat had been hiding during the day and exploring the alley at night. Yanni posted a video about it.
The report says the first video drew about 12 million views, a follow-up drew 2.5 million, and a third reached about 14 million. Fans sent gifts, including three automatic litter boxes that Yanni said cost around $300 each.
Yanni lured Dude into his office with food and treats. Later, the cat disappeared inside the 40,000-square-foot building and was coaxed out with Pirate's Booty, the source says.
Yanni said the building held large motion-activated machines, some weighing thousands of pounds, so he decided the alley was not a safe place for Dude. After a veterinary visit, Yanni officially adopted the c