They give new meaning to the term “cat burglar.”

Brave thieves broke into the Lion House at Chicago’s Lincoln Park Zoo and stole $5,000 worth of equipment, including radios and a charger.

Luckily for them, they didn’t access areas inhabited by lions, tigers and other ferocious felines.

And cops hope the perps will soon occupy their own cages.

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“Attention all units: Be on the alert for two women wearing very little and carrying a pole.”

A patron of a Franklin, Wis., strip joint called cops to complain that after paying $1,000 for lap dances, the grateful ladies promised to visit him in his hotel room “on the house” — but never showed.

He whined to the bemused officers that he’d been “cheated.”

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Ride ’em, cowgirl!

When 15-year-old Regina Mayer’s parents refused to get her a horse, the German teen turned to a cow named Luna, who lives on her family’s farm.

After countless hours of training, Luna “thinks she’s a horse,” Regina said.

Not only can Regina ride Luna on flat ground, they do jumps over a hurdle made of beer crates and logs.

Given her name, maybe Luna hopes to be the first cow to actually jump over the moon.

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“Jeeves, please bring me a magazine full of ammunition.”

A trainee soldier in Singapore landed in hot water when a photographer snapped him on a march with his servant carrying his pack.

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If this catches on, it could put a big dent in coffee sales.

A New Zealand brewery has come up with a “breakfast beer” with a cherry flavor and a 5.5 percent alcohol content.

“On occasion, people enjoy champagne at breakfast time,” said Josh Scott of Moa Brewing. “So I thought, why not beer?”