Our furry, four-legged friends dominated the weird news this week.
Rabid Cat, Fox, Raccoon
In Yorktown, officials seized a (of course) acting aggressively near the entrance of Franklin D. Roosevelt Park on Tuesday, June 7. Tests confirmed the cat was rabid.
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Police also captured a in Larchmont on Monday, June 6, after a resident saw the raccoon displaying symptoms of rabies in the Sherwood Drive-Boston Post Road area.
A was captured on the morning of June 10 an Austin Place home in Briarcliff Manor.
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Police said three people were bitten by the animal before the fox was seen going into the home on the evening of July 9. The fox became trapped in a bedroom and the animal control officer from Ossining placed a trap there. However, the fox did not enter the trap.
In the morning, police and members of the Health Department placed tranquilizers in food and left it in the room for the fox. Once the fox was sedated, it was trapped with a net and transported to a veterinarian on South Highland Avenue, where it will be euthanized and tested for rabies.Though rabies results for the fox are not in, the affected individuals have been advised to visit their physicians.
Black Bear, Mountain Lion Sightings
On June 5, a Cortlandt resident with a brown muzzle standing on its hind legs in the man’s backyard. The bear did not appear aggressive and soon walked back into the woods. A Mohegan Lake resident also reported seeing a bear Monday afternoon. In both cases, police arrived at the scene and did not see either of the bears.
Connecticut police confirmed that a , near the campus of the Brunswick School, an all boys’ private school. Department of Environmental Conservation Deputy Commissioner Susan Frechette said that very likely "a mountain lion that has been held in captivity and either escaped or was released."
It was reported later that the mountain lion has its own with at least 150 friends. The lion’s favorite movie is listed as “The Lion King” and his favorite musician Lionel Richie.
Alleged Shoplifting in Greenwich Leads to Police Chase Through Rye and Car Fire in Pelham
An alleged larceny at a supermarket in Greenwich went completely haywire Tuesday afternoon, leaving 300 lb. Bronx suspect Vincent Amato laid up in Jacobi Medical Center. Amato's misadventures started at a Greenwich, Conn., Stop & Shop and went on a downward spiral from there.
Police were dispatch to the store to investigate an attempted robbery. Amato allegedly threatened to stab employees with a hypodermic needle when confronted for stealing merchandise, said police.
Amato's alleged misdemeanor larceny in Greenwich turned into an interstate car chase down I-95, including a police pursuit through Rye and several other Sound Shore towns, highlighted by an SUV roll-over and car fire in Pelham, and ending with a trip to a Bronx hospital for Amato yesterday afternoon.
Eventually,Amato lost control of the SUV near exit 14, rolling over into a steep, wooded area on the roadside. Despite significant injuries, Amato tried to flee from the scene on foot before being arrested in Pelham Manor. Meanwhile, the SUV erupted in flames on the roadside. FDNY responded to extinguish the blaze.
Amato is currently at Jacobi Medical Center with broken bones and other injuries and has not yet been formally charged in their jurisdiction. Police reports did not indicate what the man was accused of trying to steal.
Teens Arrested for Port-a-Potty Fires
Police have finally cracked the case of the in Hastings.
A 17-year-old suspect was charged with criminal mischief for involvement in setting on April 29.
An 18-year-old resident was charged with involvement in the same incident and another fire that destroyed aon May 7.
The same teen was charged with trespassing and making graffiti at Hastings High School on May 13. Police said he "climbed the outside of the school building to the second floor and painted graffiti outside of the English Department Office."
A third 18-year-old resident was arrested and charged with criminal mischief for his involvement with the fire that destroyed the toilet in Draper Park. Police said he also is believed to be responsible for some additional acts of graffiti at Sugar Pond Shed and in Hastings High School restrooms. They doubt charges will be filed in the latter cases, although restitution will be required.
