Alligator removed from Ohio basement

Police were called to an Ohio house to remove an alligator from a basement Thursday.

MADISON TWP., OHIO — Police received an unusual call Thursday in Madison Twp. — an alligator was in someone’s basement.

Police found the 25-year-old reptile in the basement of a house near Columbus.

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Groveport Police say the owner didn't have a valid exotic animal permit.

Police and state wildlife officials helped police remove the alligator. It’s now at an animal sanctuary in South Carolina.