Cat on NY TV news truck's roof becomes the story

MINEOLA, N.Y. – A stray cat seeking a warm spot to nap made headlines when Long Island police rescued it from a television news truck's rooftop satellite dish.

WCBS-TV reporter Jennifer McLogan says drivers were honking their horns and waving as her truck traveled Wednesday along a parkway to a Mineola (mi-nee-OH'-luh) press conference about an arrest in a string of burglaries. She waved back.

A motorist finally called to McLogan that a cat was on the truck's roof.

Nassau County police Detective Sgt. Anthony Repalone says he thought it was "an April Fools' joke" when the TV crew interrupted his press conference to report a feline in need of assistance.

Officers freed the black-and-white cat by dismantling a panel of the satellite dish.

The media-shy cat fled without comment.

Must have THOUGHT IT WAS, THE CAT ON THE HOT TIN ROOF.

I've seen cats get next to the battery of a car or truck and ride for 20 plus miles then jump out at the first stop.

saltfisher1 wrote:

I've seen cats get next to the battery of a car or truck and ride for 20 plus miles then jump out at the first stop.

I have lost several cats this way, they crawl under the hood on a cold day in the winter and yep they go for a ride. I have had cats ride all the way down to my moms over 90 miles under the hood and not even know it till we get out there and they want to be petted. but i have also had some bad out comes were they decided to jump out while going down the road, lets just say things never turn out for them.

i had a 1972 montecarlo ... the fan crowl is pretty long ...a cat crawled in it ta get warm one time ....i started the car not knowing he was there .....all i seen was fur flying ...poor cat ...i hope he was ok cause he was gone !!!!!!