{"id":350316,"date":"2026-07-23T20:30:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T20:30:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/350316\/"},"modified":"2026-07-23T20:30:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T20:30:08","slug":"pinellas-deputy-handles-first-alligator-call-with-help-from-bystanders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/350316\/","title":{"rendered":"Pinellas deputy handles first alligator call with help from bystanders"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mysuncoast.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.mysuncoast.com\/\">WWSB<\/a>) &#8211; A Pinellas County Sheriff\u2019s Office deputy handled his first alligator call with assistance from citizens, according to the agency.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The deputy, who is originally from the Northeast and was not identified by name, used a leash, tape and patience to move the alligator to safer waters.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">It was unclear how large the alligator was. It was also unclear whether Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officers responded to the scene.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mysuncoast.com\/2026\/07\/15\/alligator-enters-pool-toscana-isles-home-removed-by-trapper\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.mysuncoast.com\/2026\/07\/15\/alligator-enters-pool-toscana-isles-home-removed-by-trapper\/\">Alligator enters pool at Toscana Isles home, removed by trapper<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The Pinellas County Sheriff\u2019s Office reminded the public that alligators can be dangerous. Anyone facing an immediate threat to life should call 911, authorities said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">For nonemergency situations, residents can call 727-582-6200. Those dealing with large nuisance alligators can contact FWC at 866-FWC-GATOR.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 WWSB. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. (WWSB) &#8211; A Pinellas County Sheriff\u2019s Office deputy handled his first alligator call with assistance&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":350317,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[143347,143345,143346,143344,4448,202,204,203,199,201,200],"class_list":["post-350316","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-st-petersburg","tag-alligator-call-deputy","tag-florida-alligator-removal","tag-fwc-nuisance-alligator","tag-pinellas-county-alligator","tag-pinellas-county-sheriffs-office","tag-st-pete","tag-st-pete-headlines","tag-st-pete-news","tag-st-petersburg","tag-st-petersburg-headlines","tag-st-petersburg-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/350316","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=350316"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/350316\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/350317"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=350316"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=350316"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=350316"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}