NEW YORK -- A turtle found wandering a busy New York City bus terminal was reunited with its grateful but sleepy owner. Joe Pentangelo said a bus dispatcher summoned police Sunday after the rambling reptile was found on a roadway inside the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey terminal. The turtle had spent about a half-hour at the police desk when a clue emerged: a man holding a second turtle. He told police he'd fallen asleep, and the turtles had climbed out of his shoulder bag.
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