Officer Lassos Gator Taking Stroll In Central Florida: Police

TAVARES, FL — An officer lassoed a gator taking a stroll through Tavares, a town not far from Mount Dora, on Sunday.

The tiny gator was walking down the sidewalk in front of local businesses, Tavares Police Department wrote in a Facebook post.

“The worst part was that the gator was far from water (aka its home,)” the agency said.

Officer Doug Roberts was able to lasso and relocate the gator to a nearby body of water, “where it can safely continue its swimming and sunbathing,” police said.

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