A 9-foot alligator was loitering on a Florida street and officers from the Tampa Police Department had to “arrest” him.
A 9-foot alligator was loitering on a Florida street, so police had to — very carefully — “arrest” it.
The lizard lockdown happened Wednesday night, not far from Raymond James Stadium, where the Tampa Bay Buccaneers play.of the incident shows. “Tape his front legs together … like behind his back, like you’re handcuffing him,” one officer can be heard saying in the clip. “Then you’re gonna do the same thing with his back legs.”
When the slithery creature was first approached, and an officer poked it with his baton, it repeatedly whipped its tail.They also covered its eyes with a towel and taped its mouth, and then front and hind legs together.Tampa PDBodycam footage showed how the officers treated the animal.Two officers then held the animal down, while another lassoed a rope around the gator’s mouth.“I’ve seen the deputies deal with them.
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