'I signed up to fight crime, here I am fighting dinosaurs,' an officer said.
A behemoth alligator in Florida enjoyed an early start to the summer -- by jumping into a family's swimming pool.
The trapper already had another 11-foot alligator in his truck waiting to be transferred to a safer environment, so he had to put the reptile found in the swimming pool in his trailer."I signed up to fight crime, here I am fighting dinosaurs," the officer said. spotlight This week in weird news: A look at strange happenings from around the world Follow this Close Get email notifications on {{subject}} daily! Your notification has been saved. There was a problem saving your notification. {{description}} Close Followed notifications Please log in to use this feature Log In Don't have an account? Sign Up Today Here's a look at some of the strangest news stories from the past week.
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