{"id":140979,"date":"2025-03-13T22:06:50","date_gmt":"2025-03-13T15:06:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=140979"},"modified":"2025-03-13T22:06:50","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T15:06:50","slug":"video-gator-forces-florida-police-officer-to-deliver-pizza-to-keep-the-peace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=140979","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO: Gator forces Florida police officer to deliver pizza to keep the peace"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"featured featured-video video-ct\">\n<div class=\"video-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video-container\">\n<div data-widget-type=\"embed\" data-video-id=\"fmc-nrhnd5diknaw8mg4\" class=\"m video-player\"><a href=\"\" class=\"video-link\"><span class=\"overlay\"\/> <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" width=\"640\" height=\"358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/38335211039\/320\/179\/23q27wv9dcjqmbnr.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/38335211039\/640\/358\/23q27wv9dcjqmbnr.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" width=\"1536\" height=\"864\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/38335211039\/768\/432\/23q27wv9dcjqmbnr.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/38335211039\/1536\/864\/23q27wv9dcjqmbnr.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" width=\"1984\" height=\"1116\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/38335211039\/992\/558\/23q27wv9dcjqmbnr.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/38335211039\/1984\/1116\/23q27wv9dcjqmbnr.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/38335211039\/992\/558\/23q27wv9dcjqmbnr.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"An alligator was found moseying around a neighborhood in the southwest Florida town of Bradenton on Sunday. It eventually parked itself in front of a home, interrupting the delivery of a pizza to that home and causing quite a stir with the homeowner and police.&#13;&#10;\u00a0(Courtesy: Bradenton Police Department \/ TMX)\" width=\"992\" height=\"558\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/a> <!----><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"sub-text\">An alligator was found moseying around a neighborhood in the southwest Florida town of Bradenton on Sunday. It eventually parked itself in front of a home, interrupting the delivery of a pizza to that home and causing quite a stir with the homeowner and police.&#13;<br \/>\n\u00a0(Courtesy: Bradenton Police Department \/ TMX)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><strong>BRADENTON, Fla<\/strong>. \u2013 An 8-foot alligator was found moseying around a neighborhood in the southwest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/bradenton\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Florida <\/a>town of Bradenton on Sunday, leading residents to notify the authorities.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/animals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">animal<\/a> eventually parked itself under a vehicle in a driveway, interrupting the delivery of a pizza to that home and causing a bit of a kerfuffle with residents and police.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Police bodycam footage captured the reptilian shenanigans from the perspective of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/local-weather\/florida\/bradenton\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bradenton<\/a> police officer, who responded to the report of the alligator.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Before the officer could reach the gator, his video showed a pizza delivery woman parking near the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">home<\/a> where the gator was located and preparing to walk near the animal to deliver the food.<\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-image component-center\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/288\/162\/screenshot-2025-03-12-at-8.44.08-pm.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/576\/324\/screenshot-2025-03-12-at-8.44.08-pm.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/720\/405\/screenshot-2025-03-12-at-8.44.08-pm.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/1440\/810\/screenshot-2025-03-12-at-8.44.08-pm.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/668\/376\/screenshot-2025-03-12-at-8.44.08-pm.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/1336\/752\/screenshot-2025-03-12-at-8.44.08-pm.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/668\/376\/screenshot-2025-03-12-at-8.44.08-pm.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Tolson warns the pizza delivery woman of the gator.\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"title\">The officer warns the pizza delivery woman of the gator.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-text\"><strong> (Bradenton Police Department \/ FOX Weather)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">&#8220;Stop! Stop! Stop! There\u2019s an alligator underneath that car right there,&#8221; the officer told the pizza delivery woman.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Upon seeing the gator, the woman then refused to make her delivery. She then asked the officer to deliver the pizza for her.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The video then cuts to the officer holding the pizza and other items, as he made his way toward the home, intending to make the delivery through the resident\u2019s back door to avoid the gator.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/earth-space\/watch-alligator-proudly-crosses-street-tasty-turtle-mouth\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>GATOR PROUDLY CROSSES STREET WITH TASTY TURTLE IN MOUTH<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">However, as he neared the house, the resident stepped out of her front door, which was only a few feet away from the gator beneath her car.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">&#8220;Ma\u2019am! Get back over there. There\u2019s an alligator under your car!&#8221; the officer said.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">&#8220;Oh my God!&#8221; the woman exclaimed. But instead of rushing inside, she marveled at the animal.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The officer pleaded with her to return inside.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">&#8220;Where\u2019s my pizza?&#8221; the woman asked the officer as she stood in view of the gator.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The officer reassured her that he would bring the pizza to her through the backyard.<\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-image component-center\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/288\/162\/screenshot-2025-03-12-at-8.44.40-pm.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/576\/324\/screenshot-2025-03-12-at-8.44.40-pm.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/720\/405\/screenshot-2025-03-12-at-8.44.40-pm.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/1440\/810\/screenshot-2025-03-12-at-8.44.40-pm.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/668\/376\/screenshot-2025-03-12-at-8.44.40-pm.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/1336\/752\/screenshot-2025-03-12-at-8.44.40-pm.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/668\/376\/screenshot-2025-03-12-at-8.44.40-pm.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Tolson's view of the gator underneath the vehicle and the resident asking about her pizza.\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"title\">The officer&#8217;s view of the gator underneath the vehicle and the resident, standing a few feet away and asking about her pizza.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-text\"><strong> (Bradenton Police Department \/ FOX Weather)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">When the officer handed the pizza to her, she told him that she\u2019d like to take a picture of the gator. He advised her to stay away from the animal. However, the officer used her phone to take a picture of the alligator for her.<\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-image component-center\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/288\/162\/screenshot-2025-03-12-at-8.45.04-pm.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/576\/324\/screenshot-2025-03-12-at-8.45.04-pm.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/720\/405\/screenshot-2025-03-12-at-8.45.04-pm.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/1440\/810\/screenshot-2025-03-12-at-8.45.04-pm.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/668\/376\/screenshot-2025-03-12-at-8.45.04-pm.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/1336\/752\/screenshot-2025-03-12-at-8.45.04-pm.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/668\/376\/screenshot-2025-03-12-at-8.45.04-pm.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Tolson delivers the pizza to the resident.\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"title\">Tolson delivers the pizza to the resident.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-text\"><strong> (Bradenton Police Department \/ FOX Weather)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Trappers later arrived to retrieve the gator, according to the Bradenton Police Department.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/how-to-watch-fox-weather-on-tv\"><strong><u>HOW TO WATCH FOX WEATHER<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission said alligators are native to the Sunshine State, where they are found in all of its 67 counties.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/earth-space\/gator-pizza-delivery-florida-video\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An alligator was found moseying around a neighborhood in the southwest Florida town of Bradenton on Sunday. 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