Another Story from the City of Sin

LYNN — Along with the expected guns and drugs, police
discovered a crocodile and two baby alligators when they searched a Murray
Street apartment yesterday, something that police said they hardly prepared
for in the pre-raid briefing.

First the officers had to subdue three agitated pit bulls; but they were
not prepared for the reptiles, including a snapping turtle. They called
state Environmental Police to round up the reptiles.

”We’ve had snakes, spiders, but these are probably our first alligators," said
longtime Lynn Animal Control officer Kevin Farnsworth.

Along with drug and firearms charges, authorities charged Ramiro Jorge,
20, with illegal possession of a crocodile and alligators. The crocodile
was 3 feet long, and both alligators were 12 inches long.

from the Boston Globe