Georgia alligator takes ride in police cruiser after

A Georgia alligator was “arrested” and loaded into a police cruiser after making an unwelcome appearance in a resident’s driveway, video shows.

The Chatham County Police Department released footage of gator’s “arrest” in a Facebook post on May 25. The incident took place near Savannah on Friday.

“When an unwelcome visitor showed up in this neighborhood Thursday evening, our Cpl. Blackledge and Cpl. Stapleton took action,” the police said in the Facebook post.

“Watch how they captured the gator, wrangled him into the back of a patrol car, and released it back into the wild.”

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Bodycam footage shows officers tapping the gator’s mouth and restraining the reptile, before loading him up and placing him in the back of a police car. The reptile was later shown being released into the wild.

Residents got a kick out of the video, with many residents writing amused comments.

“Did you read him his rights?” one person joked.

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“Poor gator. I too have also been in the back of one of those Explorers,” another quipped.

Other locals commended the officers for showing bravery in wrangling the gator.

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“Thank you once again. You folks wear many hats and you wear them well,” one Facebook user wrote.

“Country boys gettin it done,” another comment read.

Fox News Digital reached out to the Chatham County Police Department for comment.

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