A judge sentenced a cold-blooded Poughkeepsie criminal to four years in prison after cops found drugs, a loaded .22 caliber revolver — and a 2-foot-long pet alligator — in his home.
Cops discovered the innocent reptilian bystander alongside coke and pot.
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Finally, a scientific use for the gorilla suit.
Ten zookeepers in Cincinnati have been donning furry vests to help raise an abandoned baby gorilla.
Her caretakers wore kneepads to crawl around her cage as they mimicked the hooting sounds of a real mama ape.
The teething tyke, named Gladys, started walking around on all fours last week, feasting on milk, carrots and sweet potatoes.
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A Missouri man is in hot water after he was caught trying to use a prosthetic penis to pass a court- ordered drug test.
A cop spotted the 34-year-old using a “Whizzinator” when urinating for the test. The illegal device keeps drug-free pee in a hidden pouch warm enough to trick testers.
He was charged with possessing a forged instrument.
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It’s the oldest trick in the book.
Doctors and lawmakers are grumbling about ads that market motorized chairs to the elderly, after government inspectors found that 80 percent of Medicare-bought scooters go to folks who’d be fine with a walker, cane or regular wheelchair.
Scooter companies’ commercials show seniors on the chairs gallivanting with grandkids, but critics said that old-timers have been “brainwashed” into believing they need one.
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This cop’s a top dog!
Two burglary suspects holed up in a New Haven, Conn., house came out with their hands up after an officer began barking.
The officer had announced he would send in a K-9 cop if they didn’t surrender.