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Alligator Captured In Central Jersey Alligator Captured In Central Jersey
Alligator Captured In Central Jersey The elusive alligator that kept a Central Jersey park closed for more than a week was captured about 400 yards from where it was first spotted Wednesday, Aug. 30, authorities said. On Thursday night, Sept. 7, officers from the Piscataway Police Department found the 4-foot-long gator near 2nd Avenue, in the roadway in front of a home around 10:10, Middlesex police said. The alligator was subdued and restrained by Piscataway Patrol Officer Ian Paglia until the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection's Fish & Wildlife Division took custody of it, Piscataway police said. This lo…
No New Alligator Sightings: 'I Hope It's Gone' Says Central Jersey Police Spokesman No New Alligator Sightings: 'I Hope It's Gone' Says Central Jersey Police Spokesman
No New Alligator Sightings: 'I Hope It's Gone' Says Central Jersey Police Spokesman Police in Middlesex Borough are hopeful that an alligator spotted last month is dead, they said on Wednesday, Sept. 6. "I hope it's gone," said Lt. Thomas Falk, a police department spokesman. The 3 or 4-foot gator was first spotted Wednesday, Aug. 23 in Victor Crowell Park, submerged in the waters of Lake Creighton, commonly known as the Duck Pond, and Ambrose Brook in Middlesex Borough. The park remains closed. Police shot at the alligator on Saturday, Aug. 26. It's possible the alligator was killed at that time, Falk said. Traps were set by NJ Fish & Wildlife officials. …
Alligator Sighted Again, Traps Set In Central Jersey Park Alligator Sighted Again, Traps Set In Central Jersey Park
Alligator Sighted Again, Traps Set In Central Jersey Park A small alligator has been sighted again at a Middlesex County park where officials set traps on Wednesday, Aug. 30. The 3 or 4-foot gator was first spotted last Wednesday, Aug. 23 in Victor Crowell Park, submerged in the waters of Lake Creighton, commonly known as the Duck Pond, and Ambrose Brook in Middlesex Borough. Police shot at the alligator on Saturday, Aug. 26, before it was reported that the reptile had munched on a duck Monday, Aug. 28. Overnight Wednesday, Middlesex Borough police spotted the alligator near a small island in Lake Creighton, police said. Wednesday morning, a tr…