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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.
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