LAKELAND, Fla. – It was a wild Wednesday evening in Lakeland when Deputy Goolsby and his eager trainee, Deputy Gonzalez-Gomez, responded to a call about an unexpected guest lurking under a family’s car. Turns out, it wasn’t a runaway cat or a lost dog, but a young alligator seeking some shade in the driveway.
With a bit of wrangling and perhaps a few nervous gulps, the deputies managed to apprehend the scaly suspect. Deputy Goolsby proudly reported this as his trainee’s first official “alligator arrest,” a rite of passage for any Florida law enforcement officer.
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The relieved family was all smiles, while the gator was… well, let’s just say he wasn’t thrilled about the impromptu relocation.
No harm was done, though; the little guy was unharmed and released back into the welcoming waters of Lake Gibson – the actual lake.
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