A sly alligator was spotted in New Jersey after evading authorities two times and leaving police shocked that the reptile was on the loose in the Garden State.

Alligators are not native to New Jersey, and it is still a mystery how the reptile ended up in Middlesex Borough, New Jersey, officials said.

The Middlesex Borough Police Department said that the 3 to 4-foot alligator has been spotted in the waters of Lake Creighton, commonly known as the Duck Pond, and the Ambrose Brook, multiple times since Aug. 23.

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One week later, police and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection is still working to capture the elusive alligator.

Authorities say that the crafty creature was first spotted Aug. 23, and then again during the overnight early hours Aug. 30.

A bystander reportedly claimed seeing a duck getting attacked and pulled under by the alligator, but a search failed to locate either the reptile or the duck’s carcass.

In a video taken by Mario Fincher, the alligator is seen swimming in the shallow waters. 

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Police warned people not to approach or attempt to capture the alligator.

Authorities shared in a Facebook update Wednesday that the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office deployed drones Monday, and the Middlesex Borough Department of Public Works, who assisted in searching the shoreline by boat, are searching for the reptile. 

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Police also said that they set up a trap on the lake's edge near the area of the last sighting.

Local law enforcement said that their "paramount concern" is the safety of the community.

"We are continuing to coordinate with state partners to remove the threat that this non-indigenous reptile causes," police said. "Anyone who observes the alligator is urged to stay away from it and contact the Middlesex Borough Police Department by dialing 732-356-1900 or 9-1-1. Citizens may also contact our partners at NJ Fish & Wildlife at 877-WARN-DEP (877-927-6337)."

MSNBC anchor Stephanie Ruhle’s relationship with Under Armour executive chairman Kevin Plank has raised eyebrows of media insiders for years and a new report sheds more light on the situation.

The Wall Street Journal on Tuesday published a report that puts the MSNBC host at the center of a possible media scandal amid allegations she used her platform to run damage control for Under Armour. 

The Journal reported that Ruhle, who anchors MSNBC’s "The 11th Hour" and serves as a business analyst for NBC News, was provided with "a private phone with a special email address to communicate" with Plank, according to court documents. 

"Plank and Ruhle were questioned by lawyers earlier this year in connection with a shareholder lawsuit, and portions of their depositions and some of their emails were recently unsealed in court. The documents provide new insights into their close ties and her unusual role as his adviser," WSJ reporter Khadeeja Safdar wrote. 

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Plank, who was the company’s chief executive until 2019 and remains executive chairman, and Ruhle "corresponded regularly and at all hours," the documents detailed. 

"In 2016, Plank sent Ruhle what he described as a secret recording he made of a conversation he just had with another top executive at Under Armour. Earlier that year, the then-Bloomberg anchor advised Under Armour to give internal data to Bloomberg’s competitors to manage negative publicity, the court documents show," Safdar wrote. 

Under Armour shareholders filed a lawsuit in 2017 alleging the company artificially inflated its share price, resulting in losses for them. "At issue are the company’s 26 straight quarters of at least 20% year-over-year revenue growth, a streak that ended when Under Armour missed its sales targets in the final quarter of 2016," Safdar wrote. 

Shareholders have alleged that Plank and other Under Armour honchos knew sales were weak and enlisted Ruhle to help counter the talking point, but Under Armour insists the claim is "meritless" and "being defended vigorously," according to the WSJ. 

During a recent deposition, Plank said the MSNBC anchor was his "confidant," according to the WSJ. He admitted to seeking her advice on banking and media issues, and provided her with a "cellphone and a special email address so she could communicate privately with him," according to the report. 

It was previously reported that Ruhle offered advice to Plank on a critical 2016 public relations debacle when Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry’s signature sneaker was widely mocked on social media. Ruhle later discussed the shoes on air. It has also been previously reported that Ruhle was given rides on a private jet funded by Plank. 

"We were friends and I covered his company," Ruhle said in her recent deposition, the WSJ reported. 

"I was flying on his plane as myself, Stephanie Ruhle. I’m not really in a category one or the other," she responded when asked if she flew on his jet as a reporter or simply as Plank’s friend.

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Under Armour has dismissed claims of wrongdoing. 

"As we’ve said, Mr. Plank has utilized outside advisors and that’s what these documents show. None of the information was used improperly," a company spokesperson told the WSJ. 

A federal judge in New York has denied a request by shareholders to force Ruhle to provide emails, saying they are protected by reporter’s privilege. 

Ruhle worked at Bloomberg from 2011-2016 and has since been at MSNBC, NBC's left-leaning cable arm.

In 2015, Plank emailed Ruhle to discuss Bloomberg’s coverage of Under Armour and the anchor promised she was "committed to changing it," according to the WSJ. In 2016, the paper reported that Plank sent Ruhle an audio recording of an argument he had with another company’s then-chief financial officer over revenue projections. 

"Plank told lawyers in his deposition that he made the recording without asking the other executive for permission, and he sent the recording, which contained nonpublic information about Under Armour, to Ruhle without alerting the company’s board," Safdar wrote.

Under Armour spokesman told the WSJ that Plank "testified in his deposition, the recording was made unintentionally and in no way does Mr. Plank record his conversations." 

The WSJ detailed other communications between Plank and Ruhle, and noted that the anchor once questioned a negative Morgan Stanley report about Under Armour on air. 

Bloomberg News and MSNBC declined to comment to the WSJ, while MSNBC did not respond to a request for comment.

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