Alligator found in the backseat of a vehicle during a traffic stop

UPDATE: Ali the alligator has been sent to the Monkey Island animal sanctuary in Lee’s Summit. Meanwhile, Ali’s owner is fighting to get his gator back. Read the update after the jump …

We apparently can’t go a month without an exotic pet story blowing up the local news. Over the weekend, Kansas City police found an alligator riding in the backseat of a vehicle during a traffic stop in a McDonald’s parking lot at Meyer Boulevard and Troost Avenue (via KCTV5).