School resource officer captures 6foot alligator near Osceola County school
Mar 18, 2026
OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. (WSVN) — A feisty gator was grabbed near a Central Florida school, but not before it put up a fight.
Following a tip, a school resource officer captured the 6-and-a-half-foot-long alligator in a water culvert.
The Osceola County Sheriff’s Office said this was not his f
irst rodeo. They said the same officer dealt with another gator in August.
The reptile was safely relocated to a more suitable habitat, away from the school. ...read more read less