Officer Christopher Rinelli and Officer Kenia Marte, with the Strategic Response Group, were flagged down by a woman at the intersection of Ocean Parkway and Sherman Street in the Windsor Terrace section just after 12:30 p.m.
She told the officers that a black kitten ran into the street, causing traffic to stop. Upon exiting her vehicle, she saw the kitten climb up into the undercarriage of the car.
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Rinelli, 28, and the 39-year-old Marte immediately made the scene safe and began looking for the kitten. The officers were not able reach it, so they used a jack to lift the vehicle and removed the wheel.
Officer Rinelli was then able to reach the female kitten and carefully placed her into a towel.
Although cold and wet, the kitten appeared to be unharmed.
The owner of the car, Geraldine Cassone, took custody of the two-month-old kitten and intends to adopt her.
She has yet to name the lucky post-storm stray.