BETHLEHEM, Pa. — Bethlehem police said they captured a 3-foot-long alligator after a resident spotted it going over a waterfall.

Police said it took several rounds of hide-and-seek before they could remove the reptile Sunday from Monocacy Creek.

They said the alligator hid in deep water beneath the falls several times before officer Eric Yeakel captured it.

A local reptile expert confirmed it was an alligator and took it to a reptile store for treatment.

Bethlehem Police were seeking the public’s help in determining how it ended up in the creek.