{"id":53963,"date":"2023-01-23T19:43:59","date_gmt":"2023-01-24T00:43:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/alligator-owner-who-abandoned-and-stashed-reptile-in-container-is-identified-posing-as-good-samaritans-53963"},"modified":"2023-01-23T19:43:59","modified_gmt":"2023-01-24T00:43:59","slug":"alligator-owner-who-abandoned-and-stashed-reptile-in-container-is-identified-posing-as-good-samaritans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/alligator-owner-who-abandoned-and-stashed-reptile-in-container-is-identified-posing-as-good-samaritans-53963","title":{"rendered":"Alligator owner who abandoned and stashed reptile in container is identified: &#8216;Posing as good Samaritans&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>The three-foot-long alligator that was found abandoned in New Jersey last week was apparently left behind by the people who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/odd-news\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">called law enforcement<\/a> to report the incident.<\/p>\n<p>News of the alligator\u2019s rescue from a plastic storage container in &#8220;below-freezing temperatures,&#8221; on Sunday, Jan. 15, in Neptune, New Jersey, was initially shared in a press release issued by the Monmouth County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (MCSPCA).<\/p>\n<p>Asbury Park resident Angel Rosario, who the MCSPCA initially identified as a &#8220;good Samaritan,&#8221; reportedly contacted a local police station to report he saw a storage container left in an empty lot near Bangs Avenue.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/lifestyle\/abandoned-alligator-stashed-storage-container-found-new-jersey-dangerous-exotic-species\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>ABANDONED ALLIGATOR STASHED IN STORAGE CONTAINER FOUND IN NEW JERSEY: &#8216;DANGEROUS EXOTIC SPECIES&#8217;<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In a news update shared to Facebook on Thursday, Jan. 19, the Monmouth County SPCA revealed that Rosario and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/topic\/family-and-friends\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">his family were responsible<\/a> for the alligator\u2019s abandonment.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When Rosario\u2019s parents refused to allow him to keep the 3-foot-long reptile, they collectively staged the abandonment and called the Neptune Township Police Department posing as good Samaritans,&#8221; the MCSPCA wrote. &#8220;We know now that at no point surrounding these circumstances was the alligator left in a dangerous or life-threatening situation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The alligator was reportedly purchased by Rosario\u2019s acquaintance, Savion Mendez of East Orange, who bought the animal from a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/science\/wild-nature\/reptiles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reptile expo<\/a> in Pennsylvania, according to MCSPCA Humane Law Enforcement.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/video\/6317563728112\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>FAMILY OF ALLIGATORS FOUND IN DETROIT HOME DURING EVICTION<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Mendez housed the alligator in a 150-gallon tank but was unable to keep it after being evicted from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/lifestyle\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">two apartments<\/a> in East Orange and Ocean Township, the MCSPCA\u2019s investigation found.<\/p>\n<p>Rosario offered to take ownership of the alligator and Mendez transported the animal to Neptune Township, according to the MCSPCA.<\/p>\n<p>The MCSPCA wrote that it was able to trace the alligator\u2019s point of origin and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/travel\/regions\/north-america\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">transport to New Jersey<\/a> from &#8220;anonymous tips and help from various sources.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Fox News Digital reached out to Monmouth County SPCA for comment.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/lifestyle\/american-man-allegedly-carried-live-albino-alligator-suitcase-german-airport-report\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>AMERICAN MAN ALLEGEDLY CARRIED LIVE ALBINO ALLIGATOR IN SUITCASE AT GERMAN AIRPORT: REPORT<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We\u2019d like to thank our Humane Law Enforcement Division who works in conjunction with the Monmouth County Prosecutor&#8217;s Office for investigating this case promptly and professionally,&#8221; Ross Licitra, executive director of the Monmouth County SPCA, said in a statement.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We\u2019re also grateful for the assistance of the public, who gave us key information bringing us to the conclusion of this case,&#8221; Licitra continued.<\/p>\n<p>Rosario and his parents are facing charges for falsifying a police report, according to the MCSPCA.<\/p>\n<p>The New Jersey Department of Fish &amp; Wildlife will have regulatory charges brought on Mendez for violating the state\u2019s prohibition on keeping dangerous <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/lifestyle\/pets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">exotic species as a pet,<\/a> the MCSPCA noted.<\/p>\n<p>The alligator has been placed in the Cape May County Park &amp; Zoo in Cape May Court House, New Jersey. 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