Alligator Wrestlers: Part II

It's not everyday that a Lakeland Police officer responds to a call of a nuisance alligator, but we occasionally get them. Once dispatched to the call, arriving units rarely remove the animal themselves. Suffice to say it is not something we teach recruit officers in the Field Training program.

So it seems appropriate to recognize the efforts a few officers who, when called upon to serve their community, joined the ranks of alligator wrestlers in law enforcement.

-Asst Chief Bill LePere

Comments

[Asst Chief Bill LePere]

"Me" is correct in commenting that the police academy teaches new recruits how to restrain an alligator. My academy class many "decades" ago taught us how to do it as well, so our officers are prepared to respond to a nuisance alligator call if necessary. We just don't have this skill as part of our formal field training program.

-Asst Chief Bill LePere

[me]

We did learn it at the Police Acadamy. PCC.