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PITTSBURGH (AP) – A baby alligator has been found far from the tropics in the parking lot of a grocery store near Pittsburgh. It’s the fourth alligator discovered around the city since May. Shaler Township Police Lt. Dave Banko tells the Tribune Review an employee found the 2-foot-long creature Friday morning near a garbage can at the Giant Eagle grocery store. The police department posted on its Facebook page that reptile’s owner should send them a message. Paul McIntyre, of Big Daddy Wildlife Removal, says the animal was healthy, docile and seems like a pet. vThree other gators have been found around Pittsburgh since May. On June 8, a 2 1/2-foot-long alligator was found on a home’s porch. Two days earlier, a man walking his dog spotted a 5-foot-long alligator in front of a garage. On May 18, a 3-foot-long gator was captured near a park. There’s no word on whether the gator sightings are related. (Photo: WPXI)