Georgia police officer helps trapper capture, remove gator from Brunswick yard

BRUNSWICK, Ga. — A Glynn County Police Officer helped wrangle a gator in Brunswick.

On Thursday evening, the Glynn County Police Department said in a Facebook post that Officer Mitchell was flagged down by some men near Newcastle and Seventh streets.

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The men showed Mitchell the alligator that was in the yard of a home on Treville Avenue.

Mitchell helped Steve Davis with Georgia Alligator Trapper to safely capture and remove the 9-foot alligator.

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