Baby alligator found walking in Riverview street
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RIVERVIEW, Mich. (FOX 2) - Police are trying to figure out where a baby alligator came from after it was found walking in a Riverview street.
Officers responded to the area of Marsha and Hale just after 10:30 p.m. Sunday, where they found the 2-foot long gator in the road.
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Michigan law does not prohibit having a pet alligator. However, Riverview ordinances prohibit having any wild animals except for racing pigeons.
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The alligator is with a local reptile expert while police work to determine who it belongs to and how it got there.
Anyone with information is asked to call 734-281-4216.