TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – Tampa Police Department officers and an FWC animal trapper helped capture a large alligator this afternoon.
Police say the incident happened at Rowlett Park located at 2401 E Yukon Street in Tampa.
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Officers say a very large and very angry alligator came out for a visit in the park near a posted “Warning Alligators” sign.
Although the sign features a cartoon alligator, police want residents to know alligators are no laughing matter.
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