Landowner Says He Used Ornament To Keep Kids Off His Property

POSTED: 10:08 am CDT June 2, 2011
UPDATED: 10:36 am CDT June 2, 2011
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INDEPENDENCE, Mo. -- Police responding to an alligator sighting in a suburban Kansas City pond took quick action to dispatch the big reptile.

It wasn't until after the second rifle shot bounced off the beast Sunday that the three Independence officers realized it was a concrete lawn ornament.

Independence police spokesman Tom Gentry said the department received a call from a man who said a gator had been spotted in the woods.

Gentry said the alligator was in the weeds near a tree by a pond and it looked real. An officer shot the gator twice in the head -- per instructions from a conservation officer -- before realizing it wasn't moving.

Gentry said the landowner told officers he put the fake gator there to keep children off his property.

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Next they will be lynching lawn jockeys.

[This message has been edited by WhiteDevil88 (edited 06-02-2011).]

And think of the flamingos!!!

I'm surprised it hasn't happened to those fake mallards. They really look lifelike. Only missing the quacking, and I'm sure someone could improvise that.

Jim

Just make sure its not a goose or swan. You get BIG penalties here for even grabbing one.

quote Originally posted by JazzMan: And think of the flamingos!!!

Now ya know why they ended up as cops and not rocket scientists......and ya know why cops wear blue? ...in the special Olympics, EVERYBODY gets the blue ribbon.