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Dog stuck on cliff rescued by NY cop using ropes

MOUNT MORRIS, N.Y.

A dog stuck about halfway down a 400-foot cliff in a New York gorge has been rescued by a police officer who had to use ropes to reach the stranded canine.

The state parks office says visitors to Letchworth State Park reported hearing a dog barking in the area of the Genesee River gorge known as the Hogsback Overlook, about 30 miles southwest of Rochester.

State Park Police Sgt. Ryan Clancy was lowered down by ropes May 19 and hauled back up with the dog named Skippy, who had gone missing in the park two days earlier.

The 6-year-old hunting-hound/ border-collie mix was returned to his owner, who lives near the park.

Bear trying to get doughnuts tears off Colorado car bumper

STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colo.

A bear with a sweet tooth ripped off the bumper of a car used to deliver doughnuts in Colorado then tried to claw its way through the trunk to get inside.

Moose Watch Cafe owner Kim Robertson said she and her husband discovered the bumper-less car after they awoke May 19 in Steamboat Springs.

They initially thought it had been struck by another vehicle.

Then they saw the telltale claw and paw marks.

“That car just constantly smells like a rolling bakery,” she said. “It’s like Winnie the Pooh with honey.”

There were no doughnuts at the time in the Ford Focus, but there were some sweet-smelling aprons.

After ripping of the bumper, the bear made a valiant attempt at clawing away the insulation in the trunk to get at the sweet smell inside, Robertson said.

Large inflatable obstacle course stolen in burglary

PHOENIX

Phoenix police are investigating the theft of a large multicolored inflatable obstacle course.

Police say an open-topped red cargo trailer and the eight-piece obstacle course were stolen from a commercial yard in southwest Phoenix on May 7 or May 8.

Police said in a statement May 21 that the obstacle course is 180 feet long and 25 feet wide when inflated.

It’s valued at $35,000.

Associated Press