Tampa officers 'arrest' alligator walking near Raymond James Stadium

Tampa officers 'arrest' alligator walking near Raymond James Stadium

Tampa police officers were called to a commercial part of town because of a disturbance, but it wasn't a public brawl or anyone behaving in a disorderly manner.

It was a 9-foot (2.7-meter) alligator Wednesday night ambling down a street not far from Raymond James Stadium, home of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

The urban gator whipped its tail several times when an officer first approached it, poking with an outstretched baton.

A half dozen officers along with a crowd of spectators watched as lights from squad cars flashed on the blocked-off street, according to bodycam video released by the Tampa Police Department.