Elite NYPD Cops Pry Cat from SUV Engine

MYFOXNY.COM - In between catching criminals and deterring terrorism, the NYPD occasionally comes to the rescue of one of New York's four-legged residents.

Police officers responded to Arthur Avenue in the Bronx where a driver of an SUV said an animal was stuck in his vehicle's engine Monday afternoon.

Indeed, when officers looked inside they saw a cat jammed in the engine block of the 2005 Nissan Murano, police said.

The driver told cops that he had driven about 2 miles from Marcy Place and the Grand Concourse before pulling over and realizing something was wrong.

Members of the NYPD's elite Emergency Service Unit came to the scene. ESU's Det. Jeffrey King and Det. Kris Cataldo worked to free the cat.

The cat was then taken to Animal Care and Control in good condition.

The ESU is the department's tactical unit. Highly trained officers respond to a wide variety of calls, including hostage situations, emotionally disturbed persons, and rescues.