The officer responded to what his department called a ‘very Florida’ situation: an alligator wandering onto someone’s property. He w

Officials said three officers — Austin B. Danielovich, Pierre F. Etienne, and Christopher C. Rekdahl — have been arrested on two counts of leaving the scene of a crash involving death, a first-degree felony, and one count of official misconduct, a third-degree felony.

Officer Christopher Martinez, new to the Largo Police Department, "received his official welcome to Florida" when he faced a gator for the first time.