Thieves are always stirrup-ing trouble -- but this one got a full-on hoof chase -- as a mounted NYPD cop went galloping after a purse-snatching suspect, all caught on body cam.
Check the wild clip -- it’s straight-up chaos as the officer tears through NYC streets on horseback, camera bouncing with every stride -- you feel like you’re riding shotgun for the whole pursuit.
The twist? The takedown doesn’t even come from the cop -- a passerby swoops in and grabs the thief first ... and holds the horse while the officer arrests the perp.
1:47 PM PT -- Law enforcement sources tell TMZ that David Charvet has been cleared of criminal wrongdoing.
David Charvet has spoken out after he was accused of running over a neighbor's dog early Thursday morning ... and has a much different story from his accuser.
In a statement from his rep, the OG "Baywatch" star tells TMZ he is "a responsible dog owner who would never intentionally harm an animal," and even provided a play-by-play of how he saw things go down.
He says he was driving through his Malibu neighborhood in low-light conditions around 5:30 this morning when he encountered a neighbor walking 3 dogs off leash in the middle of the street. He claims he slowed down and even moved to the side to pass the group safely, and that's when "one of the dogs moved under the vehicle."
RFK Jr.’s keeping a tight, trash-can lid on his dead raccoon penis saga -- ’cause when TMZ DC went digging, his reaction was straight dumpster gold!
Check the clip -- TMZ put Trump’s Health and Human Services chief on the spot Thursday with the question no one else would touch ... what happened to that raccoon penis, and where’s it at now? RFK Jr.’s answer? Radio silence ... followed by a laugh doing all the talking.
You gotta see the video -- 'cause that wasn’t just any laugh ... it was a tail-end-of-the-truth kinda laugh ... like there’s a whole extra layer to this chopped-up critter story he’s keeping buried.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. sounds like a bizarro Dr. Doolittle ... because he once chopped off a dead raccoon's penis.
President Trump's Secretary of Health and Human Services has a new biography out, written by Isabel Vincent, containing a journal entry of him recalling a strange interaction with some roadkill.
In "RFK Jr.: The Fall and Rise," there's a passage from RFK Jr.'s journal that reads ... "I was standing in front of my parked car on I-684 cutting the penis out of a road killed raccoon, thinking about how weird some of my family members have turned out to be."
Yes ... RFK Jr.'s brother Douglas Kennedy and cousin Bobby Shriver are the family weirdos.
Jane Velez-Mitchell is running an eye-popping campaign for one of her TV shows to win a Webby Award ... so, Jimmy Fallon might wanna look out for a couple of naked women fighting for animal-rights.
The founder of the UnchainedTV streaming platform -- who used to host her own show on HLN -- joined us Wednesday on "TMZ Live," and told us why her network's original reality series, "Green Goddesses Take New York," deserves to take home some hardware.
As Jane explains, the show profiles a couple actresses/animal-rights activists raising havoc in NYC to protest on behalf of animals ... they have to go to great lengths for media coverage, so they strip down almost naked and get arrested.
Beloved bald eagles Jackie and Shadow --who've called Big Bear Lake, California their home for years -- are now forced to potentially relocate due to developers inhabiting a shoreline near their nest, TMZ has learned.
A rep for Friends of Big Bear Valley tells TMZ … "We are working hard to raise $10 million dollars to purchase land near to Jackie and Shadow's nest currently earmarked for luxury development. Right now we are at nearly 20% of our goal."
FOBBV runs a 24/7 live stream that sits atop a tall tree in Big Bear -- about two hours east of L.A. -- which monitors Jackie and Shadow's daily shenanigans, and even captures heartfelt moments like when the feathered couple welcomes new eggs and raises their babies. Here's the sitch ...
WWE Superstar Drew McIntyreand his wife, Kaitlyn Frohnapfel, are mourning a tragic loss -- the former World Champion announced the death of their cat, Chaz, on Wednesday.
McIntyre shared a series of photos on his Instagram of himself and his wife with their beloved pet, writing, "You were once in a lifetime, Chaz."
Plenty of fans and his fellow WWE counterparts flooded the comments with love and support for the couple ... including Natalya -- who wrote "Chaz was such a beautiful cat!"
Don't worry, Clavicular fans ... the gator police haven't caught the streamer in their nets yet -- he brought his stream to an abrupt end for his health.
Here's the deal ... Clav's Tuesday evening stream ended suddenly -- and, social media users immediately wondered if the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission had taken him down to the Big Swamp to face charges for shooting a dead gator.
However, a rep for Clavicular tells TMZ ... rumors the star turned off his live stream because of any investigation are "100% false." The stream ended because the star wasn't feeling well ... full stop.
As we reported ... Clavicular was in the middle of a streaming marathon, cruising through the Everglades in an airboat, when his group came upon a dead gator floating in the water. The streamer then whipped out a handgun and squeezed off a bunch of shots, using the reptile as his target.
'Looksmaxxing' streamer Clavicular is now jailmaxxing in Florida ... after getting arrested for battery in Fort Lauderdale.
According to jail records, Clavicular -- real name Braden Eric Peters -- was arrested Thursday night on a warrant out of Osceola County and hit with a misdemeanor battery charge.
The 20-year-old posed for a stone-faced mugshot ... staring blankly into the camera. Records list him at 6'1", 170 pounds ... with a bond set at $1,000.
A man authorities believe is at the center of a disturbing viral video showing a pit bull being violently attacked has turned himself in ... and cops say the backlash was so intense it nearly overwhelmed their department.
According to cops, Michael Gerchy surrendered Friday at Connecticut's Glastonbury Police Department on two active warrants -- one for animal cruelty and another for violating a protective order.
Authorities say the investigation kicked off on March 12, when officers first caught wind of a shocking video circulating online that allegedly showed Gerchy assaulting one of his own dogs at a residence in Glastonbury.
"Looksmaxxing" influencer Clavicular unloaded a clip on a dead alligator in a Florida swamp ... and it's all on video.
The streamer was cruising through the Florida Everglades on an airboat when his group came upon a dead gator floating in the water ... and Claviuclar pulled out a handgun and squeezed off a bunch of shots.
Hard to tell if Clavicular is a good shot, even from close range ... there wasn't a lot of blood in the murky water and there were a lot of splashes from the bullets hitting the water.
According to criminal records obtained by TMZ, Alexandra was arrested and booked Sunday on one count of trespassing. The papers say she was arrested on Sunday morning and later booked in the county jail that afternoon.
According to the Dane County Sheriff's Office ... Alexandra's arrest was related to a protest at Ridglan Farms -- a controversial breeding facility in Blue Mounds, about 30 miles west of Madison.
Heidi Fleiss is speaking out after her neighbor called the police and animal control on her two parrots ... telling TMZ she plans to speak to her neighbor later today.
The former "Hollywood Madam" and animal lover tells TMZ she bought her Nevada home for her two parrots, Gin and Juice.
Heidi’s neighbor Shauna Cordova told local news and local law enforcement that Heidi’s birds are loud in the mornings and roam the area.
“It has woken me up,” Shauna said. “Nobody likes to get woke up. So when you get woke up, it puts you in a bad mood. You’re like, what in the heck is going on?”
Heidi tells TMZ ... “She hates me. Who the f*** calls the news because [parrots] are waking you up?”
