{"id":591156,"date":"2023-09-13T14:15:38","date_gmt":"2023-09-13T11:15:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/piscataway-new-jersey-alligator-caught-by-police-after-2-weeks\/"},"modified":"2023-09-13T14:15:38","modified_gmt":"2023-09-13T11:15:38","slug":"piscataway-new-jersey-alligator-caught-by-police-after-2-weeks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/piscataway-new-jersey-alligator-caught-by-police-after-2-weeks\/","title":{"rendered":"#Piscataway, New Jersey alligator caught by police after 2 weeks"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a400e46e19b8\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a400e46e19b8\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/piscataway-new-jersey-alligator-caught-by-police-after-2-weeks\/#Gator_appeared_in_good_health\" >Gator appeared in good health<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/piscataway-new-jersey-alligator-caught-by-police-after-2-weeks\/#Two-week_chase\" >Two-week chase<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div id=\"\">An &#8220;at-large&#8221; alligator that had kept residents in New Jersey&#8217;s Middlesex County on the edge was captured on Thursday by police after a two-week chase, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/piscataway.township\/posts\/pfbid02p4AEwjAAttTiWnw6bM8ybbKJEYSjLy2jxGWEadrBzuBjwd4C3JeyUBY2P3oUVnVTl\">city authorities<\/a> said.<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"600\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\" momentum=\"\"><\/partner-banner>The reptile, which was on the loose for the past two weeks, was captured late at night on a roadway by the Piscataway Township Police Department, just outside of New York City.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Watch the video of police capturing the alligator after a multi-week chase.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"videoWrap\" class=\"spacer-large videoWrap\" style=\"position:relative\"><media-video video-id=\"8404143001\" title=\"Gator captured after creeping around New Jersey neighborhood for weeks\" poster=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2023\/09\/13\/USAT\/273ceec7-4546-41c5-84b7-f1a9f3cdda3e-16x9_VPC_GATOR_CAUGHT_IN_NJ_Piscataway_Township_PD_via_Storyful.jpg\" util-module-path=\"elements\/media\" placement=\"snow-video-story-priority\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"uwVideoPlaceholder\" slot=\"placeholder\" style=\"z-index:19;width:100%;padding-bottom:56.25%;position:relative\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;right:0;bottom:0;width:100%;height:100%;z-index:2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2023\/09\/13\/USAT\/273ceec7-4546-41c5-84b7-f1a9f3cdda3e-16x9_VPC_GATOR_CAUGHT_IN_NJ_Piscataway_Township_PD_via_Storyful.jpg\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"vidplaybtn\" style=\"display:-moz-box;display:-ms-flexbox;display:-webkit-flex;display:flex;background-color:rgba(0,0,0,.4);border:2px solid #fff;border-radius:80px;cursor:pointer;height:80px;width:80px;position:absolute;top:50%;left:50%;transform:translate(-50%,-50%);z-index:10\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vidplayicon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/appservices\/universal-web\/universal\/icons\/icon-play-alt-white.svg\" alt=\"play\" style=\"height:40px;margin:auto 18px auto 27px;width:40px\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div slot=\"videoDetails\" id=\"videoDetails\" class=\"videoDetails\" style=\"padding-top:8px;padding-bottom:8px\">\n<div id=\"videoDetailsContainer\" class=\"videoDetailsContainer\">\n<p>Gator captured after creeping around New Jersey neighborhood for weeks<\/p>\n<p>An alligator that had kept residents in Piscataway, New Jersey, on the edge for weeks, was captured by the local police department<\/p>\n<p>Scott L. Hall, USA TODAY<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/media-video><\/div>\n<p>Multiple patrol units responded to the scene when a citizen called police after spotting the alligator, reported <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/3LmCACn\">MyCentralJersey.com<\/a>, part of the USA TODAY Network.<\/p>\n<p>Police officers were able to &#8220;subdue&#8221; the alligator and lasso a leash around its 3- to 4-foot body. The <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>rehended gator was then put into a patrol car and taken to police headquarters where it was secured in a cell, the outlet reported.<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" fluid=\"\" bottom=\"\" lazy=\"\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"390\" outstream=\"\"><\/partner-banner><media-image image-set=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2023\/09\/08\/PCNJ\/7397ea2e-f5c6-4856-8fc8-d80cff1ef017-gator.jpg?crop=594,699,x0,y0 bestCrop, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2023\/09\/08\/PCNJ\/7397ea2e-f5c6-4856-8fc8-d80cff1ef017-gator.jpg?crop=593,445,x0,y172 4:3, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2023\/09\/08\/PCNJ\/7397ea2e-f5c6-4856-8fc8-d80cff1ef017-gator.jpg?crop=524,699,x27,y-1 3:4, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2023\/09\/08\/PCNJ\/7397ea2e-f5c6-4856-8fc8-d80cff1ef017-gator.jpg?crop=593,334,x0,y172 16:9\" image-alt=\"\" credit=\"Provided by Piscataway police\" caption=\"The mug shot of the alligator captured by Piscataway police Thursday night.\" orientation=\"vertical\" class=\"spacer-large\" util-module-path=\"elements\/media\"><\/media-image><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"exclude-from-newsgate\"><strong style=\"margin-right:3px\">Watch: <\/strong>Brave farmer feeds 10,000 hungry crocodiles fresh meat every day<\/span><\/p>\n<partner-inline util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" class=\"spacer-large\" placement=\"native-article_link\" sizes=\"[[300, 250], [3, 3]]\" min-height=\"250\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\"><\/partner-inline>\n<h2 class=\"presto-h2 wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Gator_appeared_in_good_health\"><\/span>Gator appeared in good health<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife under the New Jersey Dept. of Environment Protection took possession of the alligator Thursday night and transported it to the Cape May Zoo where it will temporarily stay before being sent to a sanctuary in Florida.<\/p>\n<p>The <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/NewJerseyFishandWildlife\/posts\/pfbid02vrxMDw2JzWCFsS72yRRJ7JBZaJCYRcFLs3h4zvyAevNMHHcUUWhje3KTVNk4oQYil\">environment protection department said<\/a> that the animal appeared to be in good health and had no apparent injuries. They added that officers continue to review this incident.<\/p>\n<partner-inline util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" placement=\"native-article_link\" sizes=\"[[300, 250], [3, 3]]\" min-height=\"250\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\"><\/partner-inline><cta-atoms-container-inline util-module-path=\"elements\/cta\" class=\"spacer-large\"><\/cta-atoms-container-inline><\/p>\n<p>Possession of alligators and crocodiles among other <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/dep.nj.gov\/njfw\/wildlife\/potentially-dangerous-species\/\">potentially dangerous species<\/a> is against the law in New Jersey.<\/p>\n<p>The department noted that such animals are sometimes purchased out of state and brought into New Jersey illegally.<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" fluid=\"\" bottom=\"\" lazy=\"\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"600\" outstream=\"\" momentum=\"\"><\/partner-banner>\n<p>&#8220;The owners often release them in local water bodies when they find they can no longer care for the animal,&#8221; said the department.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"exclude-from-newsgate\"><strong style=\"margin-right:3px\">&#8216;He was massive&#8217;: <\/strong>Mississippi alligator hunters catch 13-foot, 650-pound giant amid storm<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"exclude-from-newsgate\"><strong style=\"margin-right:3px\">&#8216;We were just in awe&#8217;: <\/strong>Massive 920-pound alligator caught in Central Florida<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"presto-h2 wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Two-week_chase\"><\/span>Two-week chase<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The alligator was <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mycentraljersey.com\/story\/news\/local\/middlesex-county\/2023\/08\/30\/middlesex-alligator\/70719605007\/\">first spotted on August 23<\/a> in a lake in Victor Crowell Park in Middlesex Borough. Local residents said they&#8217;d spotted the alligator in the lake and one resident reported seeing a duck on a pond in the park get pulled under the water without resurfacing, calling it \u201cvery traumatic.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Authorities then sealed the park and set a trap to capture the reptile on the edge of the water where it was last seen. Drones and video cameras, animal control officers in waders and kayaks and other officers were deployed to capture the reptile.<\/p>\n<p><media-image image-set=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2023\/08\/30\/PCNJ\/3a14d107-aa74-4b22-9760-132fc65ca98a-NJ_Fish__Wildlife_-_Wildlife_Services_Section_trap.jpg bestCrop, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2023\/08\/30\/PCNJ\/3a14d107-aa74-4b22-9760-132fc65ca98a-NJ_Fish__Wildlife_-_Wildlife_Services_Section_trap.jpg?crop=1718,1289,x0,y499 4:3, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2023\/08\/30\/PCNJ\/3a14d107-aa74-4b22-9760-132fc65ca98a-NJ_Fish__Wildlife_-_Wildlife_Services_Section_trap.jpg?crop=1718,2291,x0,y0 3:4, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2023\/08\/30\/PCNJ\/3a14d107-aa74-4b22-9760-132fc65ca98a-NJ_Fish__Wildlife_-_Wildlife_Services_Section_trap.jpg?crop=1623,913,x95,y802 16:9\" image-alt=\"The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish &amp; Wildlife deployed traps at Lake Creighton.\" credit=\"Provided by Middlesex Borough Police Department\" caption=\"The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish &amp; Wildlife deployed traps at Lake Creighton.\" orientation=\"vertical\" class=\"spacer-large\" util-module-path=\"elements\/media\"><\/media-image><\/p>\n<p><em>Saman Shafiq is a trending <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> reporter for USA TODAY. 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