Fake Cop Busted, Pet Gator, Selfie-Snapping Suspect: Weird Florida

Patch operates 23 daily news sites in Florida. The following are some of the more unusual, wacky, wonderful and just plain weird stories form the past few weeks:

Pit Bull Owner’s Command Bites Him In The Butt: Cops

A 26-year-old Florida man’s attempt to get his pit bull to bite police officers didn’t turn out like he expected. When ordered to “kill ‘em boy, kill ‘em,” the dog turned and bit its owner instead, according to a probable cause affidavit released by the Riviera Beach Police Department.

Selfie-Snapping Theft Suspect Sought By Deputies

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office loves selfies. Its deputies love them even more if they happen to prove useful in solving an open case.

Watch: Massive Gator Crashes School’s Dismissal

Students at Geneva Classical Academy got a lesson Thursday that they’re not likely to forget. Instead of lining up for dismissal, they got to watch from afar as a trapper captured a near 10-foot alligator that crashed the campus.

Fake Cop Busted By Real Cops 2 Days In A Row

A 35-year-old Largo man with a reported penchant for impersonating police officers was arrested not once, but twice over the weekend by the real cops.

Pro-Gun Mom Shot By 4-Year-Old May Face Charges

The 31-year-old founder of a Facebook community for 2nd Amendment rights supporters shot in the back earlier this month by her 4-year-old son may face charges in the case.

Hulk Hogan’s Win In Gawker Sex Tape Trial Up to $140.1 Million

A Pinellas County jury has added another $25.1 million in punitive damage on top of the $115 million it awarded former professional wrestler Hulk Hogan on Friday in his case against Gawker Media.

Photos: Silly Florida Deer Discover Swimming Isn’t For Them

Two Florida deer found out the hard way recently that swimming isn’t necessarily a strong suit. Just what the pair were thinking when they ran directly into the waters off Panama City Beach on March 15 is unclear. What is clear is that the move nearly turned out to be a very bad idea for the two, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

Watch: Sarah Palin’s ‘Thuggery’ Speech Set To Music

Whether former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin managed to inspire voters to cast their ballots for Donald Trump in the Florida Presidential Preference Primary during her Monday Tampa visit remains unclear. What she did do, however, was become a muse, of sorts, for a Memphis musician.

Florida Woman Fights To Keep Clothes-Wearing Gator Pet

Measuring about 6 feet in length and weighing in at 125 pounds, Rambo isn’t your ordinary pet. But then again, Lakeland’s Mary Thorn isn’t exactly your ordinary pet owner.

Photo courtesy of Mary Thorn