From myfoxla.com:

Authorities on Thursday captured an alligator believed to be the elusive “Reggie” who lived for two years in a murky lake in a city park for two years.The alligator was spotted on dry land near Harbor Regional Park’s Lake Machado around 3:30 p.m.

Park officials put a fence around the animal and, with the assistance of firefighters, it was loaded into a truck for transport to the Los Angeles Zoo, said Fire Department spokeswoman D’Lisa Davies.

Reggie was an illegal pet allegedly tossed into the 50-acre lake by a former policeman when it got too big.

When the 7-foot reptile was first spotted in the murky waters of the lake in 2005, he became a sensation as crowds gathered to catch a glimpse of it.

Locals named it Reggie, though it’s not clear whether the reptile is male or female.

(photo:nationalgeographic.com)

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