Lafayette police officers proved they can handle about anything last week. Officer Jim Cheever and two other officers were called to a house on Poland Hill Drive. A man found an alligator on his front porch. "He said it was hissing at him!" Cheever told me. Cheever said he and another officer grabbed the gator by the tail, while another officer taped its snout shut.Pictured above is officer Randy Hale from animal control. The alligator was 4'7" long. Apparently it's okay to own a reptile that size. But, when it gets to 5 feet, you need a DNR permit! This wayward gator was returned to his owner, who was ticketed for having 'an animal running at large.'
