Deputies: Alligator Bit Off Piece Of Patrol Car In Louisiana

June 12, 2019

Associated Press,

MOORINGSPORT, La. (AP) — Sheriff’s deputies in Louisiana say an alligator took a bite out of one of their patrol cars.

WBRZ-TV reports deputies were called Monday to Louisiana Highway 1 in Caddo Parish after someone spotted the gator in the middle of the road.

The sheriff’s office says deputies were waiting for wildlife removal experts to arrive when the alligator chomped off a piece of the front bumper. Deputies estimate the alligator was 8 feet (2.4 meters) long.

A photo from the Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office Facebook page shows the reptile in grass next to what appears to be the black rectangular grill of the car.

The one that got away…This 8-footer was spotted tonight in the middle of Hwy. 1 in the hills of north Caddo Parish….

Posted by Caddo Parish Sheriff's Office on Monday, June 10, 2019