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Ian Paglia

Video Shows NJ Alligator Attempting Sweet Escape Before Capture Video Shows NJ Alligator Attempting Sweet Escape Before Capture
Video Shows NJ Alligator Attempting Sweet Escape Before Capture Police in Piscataway have released bodycam footage showing the capture of the rogue alligator more than a week after it was spotted in a Central Jersey park (scroll for video). The 56-second clip shows the 4-foot gator running from officers who spotted him in front of a home near 2nd Avenue Thursday night, Sept. 7. The alligator was first spotted on Wednesday, Aug. 30. Officers can be seen following the gator until it stops on a grassy area. That's when Patrolman Ian Paglia held the reptile's head and tail with his feet, until the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection's Fish &a…