Tampa officers with a roll of duct tape and a lot of courage take a 9-foot alligator into custody.
Two members of the department held the gator down while a third wrapped duct tape around its mouth.Get Southern California news, weather forecasts and entertainment stories to your inbox.Phil Walters, an alligator trapper contracted with the FWC, said it was surprising to see the gator so close to downtown Tampa.
“I’ve seen the deputies deal with them. Tampa police, not so much, so I was really surprised and happy when I just showed up and saw they were putting me out of a job,” Walters said. “And they did a great job. So I guess there’s some good ol’ boys on the TPD, they had that thing taken care of for me.”
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