Alligator spotted roaming through yards in North Carolina coastal city

A police department in a North Carolina coastal city posted photographs on social media of a large alligator roaming through yards early Monday morning.

The pictures came from concerned residents.

Officers safely captured and relocated the alligator, the Southport Police Department posted.

No injuries were reported.

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