February 11, 2001
Crime Scene
More Burglaries, Two Gators
Sheriff Jimmy Poole reports there were two more burglaries this week involving stolen videos and magazines, one on Pine Street on Saturday and the other on Semmes Way on Sunday. Both incidents took place when the residents were away.
In an unrelated story, two alligators in a drainage ditch on Hadley were caught and killed Tuesday by alligator control specialist Gary Casper. Because of the overpopulation of alligators, and loss of their natural habitat by human invasion, it was more practical to destroy the gators than relocate them, Casper said. It is illegal to feed alligators. Anyone caught feeding them can be fined up to $500, so don’t do it.