MARINERS HARBOR, Staten Island (WABC) -- A 2- to 3-foot alligator was found in a bathtub by police responding to a burglary report on Staten Island Tuesday night.
The officers were called the Bush Avenue home in Mariners Harbor on a possible break-in at around 7:30 p.m.
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No one was home, but officers found a door open.
They went into the bathroom and were surprised to see an alligator in the bathtub.
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Emergency Services Unit officers grabbed the gator and turned it over to Animal Care and Control
The alligator appears to have been illegally kept as a pet. No charges were filed against the homeowner.
WABC
A 2- to 3-foot alligator was found in a bathtub by police responding to a burglary report on Staten Island Tuesday night. (@NYPDPaws)