Oh, Fred the cat - and detective - everyone misses you! After news of your death, all the major papers are giving you your due. with the Daily News calling you a "claws celebre" and Newsday reliving your brave bust of a fake vet in Brooklyn. The NY Times' Michael Brick, who wrote about Fred the Cat back in February in a staccato, noirish tone eulogizes Fred in a similar way and also explains how Fred ran into the street from owner Brooklyn ADA Carol Moran's home:

At home in Howard Beach, Queens, Fred settled into an indoor life of chases and naps and sudden pounces. There was air-conditioning. There were sunbeams. more ›

If you wondered how much you should emphasize cats over humans, let's take a look at what Brooklyn DA Charles Hynes did. He honored a bunch of people at his "16TH ANNUAL LAW ENFORCEMENT APPRECIATION AWARDS," but the one honoree who got the most attention was Fred the crimefighting cat. Now, Gothamist LOVES Detective Fred, the kitty who helped bring down a phony vet, but compared to the various court officers, police officers, fire marshals - even the actual undercover detective who worked with Fred, Fred just acted like a cat. We supposed DA Hynes knows that when you get a cat involved in anything, more people are interested. more ›

On this despicably dreary day, Gothamist is happy to discuss matters involving cats with badges. Yes, we're talking about Fred the cat, aka Detective Fred who helped the Brooklyn DA's office crack down on a phony vet. By helped, we mean looked totally cute! Fred's owner, ADA Carol Moran says that Fred is working on his getting his papers to be a "therapy animal". He'll go to schools to "show cats are nice, trusting, kind animals, and that we as people have an obligation to be responsible and caring." And there is even talk of him doing commercials! more ›

The plight of Molly, the Myers of Keswick cat trapped in a wall, has captured the city's heart - or at least a few of its news station news trucks. The latest: The cat, who hasn't been seen in two weeks ever since disappearing into the Hudson Street structure, was seen by the NYPD's camera, but refused to come out. So Animal Care and Control set a "humane trap," in hopes Molly's hunger will draw her to it. ACC's field director Mike Pastore says, "We can put a man on the moon, but there's a cat that seems to be about four or five feet away. We got to pull this one off." Which is totally what Gothamist was thinking, because we've totally seen that Seinfeld. Maybe we can get Detective Fred, the undercover cat, working on this? more ›