A Middlesex Borough cop shot at the alligator loose in Victor Crowell Park and Ambrose Brook on Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023 but the gator is likely still out there.
A group of cops and good Samaritans saved the woman, 87, who suffered injuries to her hips and pelvis and was taken to RWJ University Hospital in New Brunswick.
Law enforcement carried out raids at homes in Phillipsburg, Middlesex Borough and Linden, netting five arrests and recovering drugs, guns and a large amount of cash.
Tempers are short as a Middlesex County public district recently delayed a return to any in-person instruction, leaving parents and educators at odds over safety protocols.