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Ailing alligator kept illegally in NY home's swimming pool is seized by authorities
An ailing alligator was seized from an upstate New York home where it was being kept illegally, state officials said.
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Caught at border with pythons in his pants, New York City man fined and sentenced to probation
The 38-year-old crossed into New York with the hidden snakes on a bus from Montreal to New York City in 2018. The young adult snakes were hidden in the inner thigh of his pants in snake bags tied to the pants’ drawstring.
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Firefighters respond to fire alarm at Westchester farm, but call was just horse play
Westchester County fire crews responded to a farm after a fire alarm was set off. But there was no fire and no person had been near the fire alarm — it turns out to have just been some horse play
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Lost dog spotted riding NJ Transit solo finally finds home
A public plea has helped track down a lost dog’s owner after the canine was spotted riding NJ Transit alone last week. The adorable white pooch apparently followed someone, not his owner, onto a train at Mountain Station at the height of Thursday’s morning commute. It rode to Hoboken Terminal. NJ Transit officers checked around with colleagues near the...
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Dog that rode NJ Transit alone reunited with owner
One pup’s adventures through NJ Transit came to a happy end after being reunited with its owner.
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Lost dog boards NJ Transit, rides to Hoboken
NJ Transit is asking for help finding the owner of a dog that boarded one of its trains a day ago. The adorable white pooch apparently followed someone, not his owner, onto a train at Mountain Station at the height of Thursday’s morning commute. It rode to Hoboken Terminal. NJ Transit officers checked around with colleagues near the Mountain...
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Who freed Flaco? One year later, celebrity owl's escape from Central Park Zoo remains a mystery
This New York love story begins with a criminal act of sabotage. Under cover of darkness a year ago Friday, someone breached a waist-high fence and slipped into the Central Park Zoo. Once inside, they cut a hole through a steel mesh cage, freeing a majestic Eurasian eagle-owl named Flaco who had arrived at the zoo as a fledgling 13…
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Suspect in exotic animal hoarding case says he ordered egg on eBay while drunk
NBC New York’s Melissa Colorado reports.
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Ostrich, endangered salamander among 100 animals found hoarded at Long Island home
A Long Island man allegedly hoarded 100 animals, some of which were exotic and even endangered, in his basement and backyard, according to investigators — who said he wasn’t shy about showing them off to make some quick cash.
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Ricardo, the NJ Transit bull, hospitalized with life-threatening infection
The rogue bull who captured hearts across the country when he disrupted NJ Transit service for tens of thousands of people as he raced along the tracks in Newark last month is battling a life-threatening infection, according to the sanctuary that took him in. Skylands Animal Sanctuary and Rescue in Wantage said Ricardo is now “at the best large animal…
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Hudson River vehicle mystery confounds NY sheriff's office
Law enforcement officials in New York were left mystified after a car was captured on surveillance video rolling into the Hudson River, then disappeared along with its driver. The Piermont Police Department said officers responded at around 2 p.m. Wednesday to a report of damage at the village’s popular pier on Ferry Road. Officers found “vehicle tire marks in...
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Man steals package with $91,000 of silver bars inside from Long Island UPS facility
Police are looking to track down a man who allegedly walked off with boxes of silver bars worth more than $90,000 from a UPS store on Long Island.
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Silver bars worth $91,000 stolen from UPS facility in East Farmingdale
Suffolk County police are trying to find the robbers behind the theft of $91,000 in silver bars from a UPS facility. News 4’s Pei-Sze Cheng reports.
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Bull in Newark Penn Station chaos avoids slaughterhouse
New Jersey commuters had an exceptional start to their days when a bull on the tracks of Newark’s Penn Station delayed trains by 45 minutes.
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No Bull! Bovine stops NJ Transit riders in the tracks in Newark on Thursday
A loose bull on the tracks at Newark Penn Station wreaked some havoc for NJ Transit riders late Thursday morning, prompting delays and chaos as crews worked to corral the animal.
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Caught on Camera: Bull delays transit at Newark Penn Station
A loose bull on the tracks at Newark Penn Station wreaked some havoc for NJ Transit riders Thursday morning, prompting delays.
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Police activity at Newark Penn disrupts NJ Transit service
Chopper 4 was over the scene.
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No bull! Bovine on tracks at Newark Penn Station disrupts NJ Transit
New Jersey commuters had an exceptional start to their days when a bull on the tracks of Newark’s Penn Station delayed trains by 45 minutes.
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Customer sues Chopt over salad she said contained piece of manager's finger at NY shop
A customer has filed a lawsuit against the fast-casual chain Chopt over a salad that she says contained a piece of the manager’s finger.
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Caught with his pants down: NYC robbery suspect's colorful underwear help lead to arrest
A pair of multicolored briefs peeking out above a robbery suspect’s low-slung trousers helped police arrest him more than a year later, federal authorities in New York said Wednesday.