COURIER L 12 IFE, MARCH 12-18, 2021
Un-baaalievable
Good Samaritan
delivers waywarding
goat to Brooklyn cops
Capricorn, formerly Billy the Goat, was rescued on the side
of a Queens highway. NYPD
BY JESSICA PARKS
A good Samaritan brought the 63rd Precinct an
un-baaa-lievable delivery on March 1 — a baby goat
they found on the side of the highway in a neighboring
borough.
The kid was discovered by a motorist in Queens,
who then rode with the rescue to Brooklyn’s 63rd
Precinct, said Police Department spokesperson Detective
Sophia Mason.
Police offi cers from the Marine Park stationhouse
brought the goat to Animal Rescue and Control
later that day — but not before a brief photo
shoot with the kid they named Billy the Goat.
“A concerned citizen brought Billy the Goat to
the 63rd Precinct because he was roaming #Brooklyn
streets. So Offi cer Knepper took good care of
him then he was off to @NYCACC for further care,”
the NYPD 63rd Precinct wrote on Twitter. “There
won’t be any Goat puns here… they are BAAAAd.”
While it remains unclear just where the hitchhiking
goat came from, it seems he will have a happily
ever after. According to a post shared by the
63rd Precinct’s Twitter account, Billy — who know
goes by Capricorn — is adjusting well to his new
home at Skylands Animal Sanctuary and Rescue
in New Jersey.
Offi cers said they were happy to hear the little
guy is in a good place.
Skylands Animal Sanctuary and Rescue did
not return requests for further comment by press
time.
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