"My concern was that the gator needed to be contained so that it wouldn’t leave the area and possibly harm a child or someone walking their dog," Orol told WSVN after Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officers arrived to take the reptile away. "They were saying, ‘Wow, I can’t believe you did that,’ you know, ‘Good job,’ ‘You’re crazy.'"
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Bodycam footage shows Miami-Dade officer Manuel Orol placing a strap around an alligator. (Miami-Dade PD/BODY CAMS+/TMX)
Bodycam footage shows Orol attempting multiple times to lasso the alligator with a strap.
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The alligator was seen trying to escape after being wrangled by the Miami-Dade officer. (Miami-Dade PD/BODY CAMS+/TMX)
He eventually manages to guide the strap around the animal’s neck, before it tries to escape.
The officer eventually managed to tie the strap to a Miami-Dade police cruiser, saying in the video that the alligator now isn't going anywhere. (Miami-Dade PD/BODY CAMS+/TMX)
"I hope somebody got this on video," Orol is heard saying as he tied the strap to a police cruiser. "Alright, he ain’t going nowhere."
Wildlife officials estimated the gator to be around six to seven feet long and a local trapper took it away from the neighborhood, WSVN reports.