A cop who tried to save a cat that was stranded in a tree in Oakland Gardens got stuck himself — and had to be rescued by the FDNY, official sources told the Post.
The cop was trying to rescue the stray across the street from Public School 213 around 2:40 p.m.
“The kids at the school told the cop, ‘You gotta get the cat! You gotta get the cat,’” one source told the Post.
“The cop went up after the cat. The cat went a little further out. So, the cop went further out and he got stuck.”
Firefighters sent a ladder and bucket to bring both the cop and the cat back to solid ground, unharmed, sources said.
They closed out the job by 3:10 p.m.
“The cat might be taken into questioning for foul play,” another source quipped.