Archive for the ‘Cats in the Mews’ Category

Sergeant John McDermott of the Eldridge Street police station could not wait to sink his teeth into his sirloin steak dinner. But first, he had to deal with some important police matters. Peter the police cat saw his lucky break.

A veteran fire dog with Engine Company No. 203 at 533 Hicks Street, was 12 years old and a 6-year legendary veteran with the fire company when he made his eighth heroic rescue on February 2, 1935.

On January 27, 1897, a sailor named John Dolan was fined $3 in the Essex Market Police Court for being drunk in public. During his arraignment, he carried a tiny pet kitten under his coat.

On this day in history, the Alexander Avenue police station in the Mott Haven section of the Bronx acquired a new mascot–a half-starved, black and white kitten rescued by a sailor-policeman,

On January 24, 1899, a cat sprang out of a mail pouch after it had been unlocked at Branch Post Office H on Lexington Avenue and 44th Street. The unexpected contents gave the postal employees quite the surprise.