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POLK COUNTY, Fla. — Just another night in Florida, Polk County sheriff’s deputies wrangle a gator in North Lakeland while waiting for FWC officers to arrive.
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On Tuesday, a Creeks Crossing Drive resident called PCSO after a gator that was strolling through several yards got bold and went right up to someone’s front door.
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According to the sheriff’s office, deputies Rios (seen in pic), Gonzalez-Gomez, Rice, Bellido, and Roque were happy to keep him contained until the real gator pros could come to take him off their hands.
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