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Police finally catch runaway alligator in New Jersey
A 4-foot-long alligator has finally been captured after eluding police in Piscataway for weeks.
PISCATAWAY, N.J. - See ya later, alligator! This reptile's time on the run has officially come to an end after sending police on a weeks-long gator hunt.
The four-foot-long alligator was first spotted at Victor Crowell Park in Middlesex County last month, before popping up in several bodies of water nearby.
Officers attempted to capture the "potentially dangerous" animal, but the gator escaped - twice!
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An unusual, and apparently stealthy, criminal has eluded police in Middlesex County for over a week now.
Nearly three weeks later, police finally captured the elusive gator in Piscataway Township.
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It's still unclear where the alligator came from, but it is being relocated to the Cape May Zoo.