3-foot alligator captured in western NY yard

[May 18, 2011]  JAMESTOWN, N.Y. (AP) -- A call of an alligator on the loose snapped police into action in western New York.

Police in the city of Jamestown say a resident called about 7:45 a.m. Tuesday to report an alligator in a side yard.

Officers and the city's animal control officer were able to round up the 3-foot creature without incident.

They don't know where it came from or how long it may have been wandering the city.

[Associated Press]

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