A feisty feline was elected Somerville’s new “bike path mayor” Tuesday, reigning over more than a dozen cats and even two dogs .

Minerva, a black cat whose slogan was simply — and sinisterly — “CRIME,” was selected as mayor after an election process that captivated Somerville and other surrounding communities

“Minerva asked me to say one thing on her behalf and one thing only: crime,” the cat’s owner, Daniel Abraham, said at Sunday’s reveal.

Minerva dethroned 3-year-old Berry, the incumbent who campaigned with the slogan “Make cats outside again.”

Berry received an endorsement from Somerville Mayor Katjana Ballantyne, who is up for reelection this year, but Minerva’s mysterious message seems to have charmed the neighborhood.

“I want to know like, Minerva the cat, what is her tak

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