Cops expecting to find a burglar at a Staten Island home instead discovered an alligator in a bathtub.
An anonymous call came in Tuesday night for a break-in at a residence in Mariners Harbor, according to published reports.
No one was home, but the police did find something surprising, as they put it — a 2- to 3-foot alligator sitting in a bathtub. The reptile has been reportedly turned over to Animal Care and Control. The alligator may have been an illegal pet, though charges have yet to be filed.
Surprised by alligator when @NYPD121Pct responded to a burglary @NYPDSpecialops #ESU rescued. ? @NYCACC for eval. pic.twitter.com/xu5SWr3PXZ
— NYPDPaws (@NYPDPaws) August 24, 2016
