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-Short Attention Span Theater-
Undercover Kitten Killed by Car
2006-08-12
NEW YORK (AP) - Fred, not our Fred the Undercover Kitten who gained fame earlier this year by posing as a would-be patient to help police nab a phony veterinarian, has died, authorities said Friday.

The 15-month-old tabby was killed Wednesday when he wandered into traffic and was run over by a car, according to the Brooklyn District Attorney's Office. Fred not our Fred ran out his caretaker, prosecutor Carol Moran's back door, into her yard Wednesday while Moran was attending to two dogs. Neighbors found his body in the road later that morning.

Fred not our Fred was a rescued stray when he was enlisted by law enforcement in February. An undercover investigator posing as Fred's owner summoned the suspect to an apartment rigged with a hidden camera and pretended the kitten needed to be neutered. The man was arrested as he left carrying Fred in a box and cash for the operation.

Fred not our Fred got his due at a news conference, where he sported a tiny badge on his collar. "He's pretty easygoing, a real Brooklyn guy," Moran said at the time. Fred not our Fred received a Law Enforcement Appreciation Award and was honored at an adopt-a-thon benefit hosted by Mary Tyler Moore and Bernadette Peters.
Rest in peace, Fred not our Fred. Poor li'l kitty.
Posted by:Steve White

#3  the kitty gave his life for law enforcement and deserves praise
Posted by: bk   2006-08-12 14:23  

#2  Bummer.
Posted by: ex-lib   2006-08-12 00:30  

#1  At least the fluffy bunnies were spared.
Posted by: newc   2006-08-12 00:27  

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