Florida Police Bravely Wrangle Hissing Alligator in Parking Lot

Florida police bravely wrangle hissing alligator in parking lot

This is the moment Florida police wrangled a small alligator in a parking lot after a daring pursuit. Body cam footage shows Clearwater officers attempting to flank the reptile in the grass before it scurries away from the catch pole. “Oh, he knows,” one officer says. Another officer eventually catches the alligator by the tail. “Why did you get the back?”, an officer asks while the alligator hisses angrily. “What am I supposed to do with that?”…

Former NYC cop handles his first Florida alligator, and its a delightful 'squealing' mess

A police officer who moved from New York to Florida just reached a new milestone as a Florida cop: handling a rogue alligator. Thanks to a fun video posted to Facebook by Florida's Largo Police Department (LPD), we see the newly arrived Officer Christopher Martinez on "his first alligator call." And well, he handled it a bit like anyone outside of the state would. “While most of our team handled it like a pro,” the LPD wrote in its caption, “one…

Police Officer Squeals During First Alligator Call in Florida

Sunday TODAY’s Willie Geist runs through the Highs and Lows of the week including the helicopter rescue of Zeke the Zebra, a New York police officer’s first encounter with an alligator after moving to Florida and more!