Terror-busting officer in DWI
THERE’S SOME seriously cute monkey business going on at the Bronx Zoo, where a baby Angolan colobus monkey has made its debut. The white, furry primate with a long, thin tail was born about two weeks ago in the zoo’s Congo Gorilla Forest display area. Its gender has not been determined. The monkeys are native to northern Angola and sections of the Democratic Republic of Congo, and some live in Tanzania and Kenya. They like the ecosystem of the thick jungle, where they leap between treetops and forage for leaves, fruits and seeds.
Babies are born with white fur and turn gray and then black, with white fur around their faces, at about three months. The females in their groups, known as troops, care for them.
In the wild, they typically live in troops of up to 15. The zoo now has six. A NEW JERSEY hero cop who was shot capturing alleged Chelsea bomber Ahmad Rahimi has been arrested for drunken driving, according to reports.
Linden Officer Angel Padilla, 49, was busted at 5 p.m. Saturday after he crashed his 2011 Jeep into a 2013 Cadillac as both cars rolled down a street in that city, WNBC reported. The 54-year-old woman driving the Cadillac was not injured, NJ.com reported.
Rahimi is accused of setting bombs in Chelsea and Elizabeth, N.J. Padilla came across him sleeping on the stoop of a Linden bar on Sept. 19, three days after the Chelsea bombing injured 31 people. He woke him up and recognized him as the wanted man.
Rahimi drew a gun and blasted Padilla, who was saved by his bullet-resistant vest. Rahimi was wounded during his arrest.
Padilla was hailed as a hero. He gave talks to students and was given bravery awards.
The Afghanistan-born extremist Rahimi pleaded not guilty in December to the attempted murder of five Linden cops.