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April 17, 2008
Boys will be boys
Lots of Baby Alligators, originally uploaded by wdkrebs.
Who knows what goes on in the minds of 20-year old college kids? I was one once, and God knows I did some ill-advised things. Stealing alligators, though? That's a new one!
Five Embry-Riddle students were arrested Thursday for trying to steal alligators. Police said they used some unusual items to try to pull off the caper.
The five men are in jail for trying to steal alligators from a miniature golf course. It happened early Thursday morning along A-1-A in Daytona Beach Shores.
The men told police they hadn't really thought about what they would do with the alligators, but they were after the small, baby gators that live at the Congo River Golf Course. They're a big attraction and the public can even feed them.
At 4:00am Thursday, a police officer driving by the course noticed a couple people standing out front. The officer turned around to see what they were doing and suddenly saw five people running from the scene. Police chased them and caught up with two of them.
In the gator pit at the miniature golf course, there was a stick and a roll of duct tape. The two men told police they were going to use them to catch the gators. Police eventually stopped three other men walking away from the scene.
I have actually been to this golf course, and indeed, there are tons of baby alligators swimming around. They never ate a golf ball, as far as I know, unlike the fate that befell one unfortunate movie character.
entry no. 1127
Posted at April 17, 2008 12:00 PM