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Strolling Gator Caught On Doral Street

MIAMI (CBSMiami) - An unusual call for police overnight.

Early Thursday morning a man spotted an alligator walking down the middle of NW 79th Avenue near 25th Street in Doral. He flagged down a police officer for help.

Several officers from Doral and Miami-Dade were able to captured it by sitting on it and tying its mouth shut.

A short time later a worker with Pesky Critters showed up and took the gator away.

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