Alligator causes scare in Minnesota
This Thursday, Sept. 18, 2014 photo provided by the Stearns County Sheriffs Office shows what appears to be a 2-foot-long alligator, in Rockville, Minn. (AP Photo/Stearns County Sheriffs Office)
ROCKVILLE, Minn. — A 2-foot-long alligator caused a scare — and then a laugh — in Stearns County this week.
A man called the sheriff’s office Thursday at noon to report an exotic animal. A deputy came out and found the alligator basking on the grass next to a creek and swampy area.
The deputy approached cautiously but the alligator didn’t move or retreat. The deputy poked it with his baton — and discovered it was just a plastic toy.
The sheriff’s office jokes in a statement that “it was safely removed.”
