Officers ‘arrest’ alligator walking near Tampa Bay stadium

Officers 'arrest' alligator walking near Tampa Bay stadium

TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa police officers were called to a commercial part of town because of a disturbance, but it wasn't a public brawl or anyone behaving in a disorderly manner. It was a 9-foot alligator Wednesday night ambling down…

Officers 'arrest' alligator walking near Tampa Bay stadium

An alligator trapper called in to assist the officers was impressed by their work

Officers ‘arrest’ alligator walking near Tampa Bay stadium

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Tampa police officers were called to a commercial part of town because of a disturbance, but it wasn’t a public brawl...

Police officers wrangle alligator on street in Tampa, FL

ALLIGATOR WRANGLE: Police officers wrangled a 9-foot-long alligator that was roaming the streets of Tampa, Florida on Wednesday (3/29). Police confirmed the gator was not injured in the process and the animal was taken by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to be relocated to a more suitable area.

Alligator in Raymond James Stadium: Officers ‘Arrest’ 9-Foot Urban Gator Walking Near Tampa Bay in Florida (Watch Video)

And that's what they did, as one officer went for the head with outstretched hands and another officer weighed down the rest of the alligator's body. A third officer was recruited to help weigh the gator down. Alligator in Raymond James Stadium: Officers ‘Arrest’ 9-Foot Urban Gator Walking Near Tampa Bay in Florida (Watch Video).

Officers 'arrest' 9-foot alligator walking near Tampa Bay's Raymond James Stadium

Tampa police officers were called to a commercial part of town because of a disturbance, but it wasn't a public brawl or anyone behaving in a disorderly manner. It was a 9-foot alligator Wednesday night ambling down a street not far from Raymond James Stadium, home of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.The urban gator whipped its tail several times when an officer first approached it, poking with an outstretched baton. A half dozen officers along with a c…