Just after 10 p.m., a concerned citizen in the Possumtown neighborhood spotted the four-foot-long alligator near 2nd Avenue.
Authorities believe the alligator was somebody’s pet and discarded at the lake, possibly because then lake is teeming with life ranging from turtles to large carp.
After officers responded, the alligator was subdued and restrained by Patrol Officer Ian Paglia until the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection's Fish & Wildlife Division took custody of it. A Division Lieutenant said that the alligator will eventually be adopted by an area zoo or sanctuary.that I have read and agree
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