Police Search For Suspects Who Dumped Alligator Inside Florida Wawa Store

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  • Manatee County Sheriff's officials said two people had dropped off a three-foot alligator at the Lakewood Ranch convenience store.
  • Deputies alerted the Fish and Wildlife Commission, which sent a trapper who removed the gator.

Florida authorities are searching for two suspects after an injured alligator was dumped in a Wawa store.

The Bradenton Herald quotes Manatee County Sheriff's Office spokesman Dave Bristow as saying the department was alerted to the alligator around 2:30 a.m. Friday. Bristow says the department was told two people had dropped off a three-foot alligator at the Lakewood Ranch convenience store.

Deputies alerted the Fish and Wildlife Commission, which sent a trapper who removed the gator.

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