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Burglary suspect hides in Florida lake, where gator eats him
Fox News ^ | Dec 8, 2015 | Staff

Posted on 12/08/2015 3:54:47 PM PST by Islander7

A suspected burglar jumped in a Florida lake apparently hiding from law enforcement before an 11-foot alligator killed him, investigators said Monday. His hand and foot reportedly turned up inside the animal's stomach.

Brevard County Sheriff's Maj. Tod Goodyear says 22-year-old Matthew Riggins told his girlfriend he would be in Barefoot Bay to commit burglaries with another suspect. Authorities received calls Nov. 13 about two suspicious men in black walking behind homes and investigated. Riggins was reported missing the next day.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Miscellaneous; Unclassified
KEYWORDS: 4thtimeposted; alligator; crime; florida
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1 posted on 12/08/2015 3:54:47 PM PST by Islander7
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To: Islander7

If he was a serial killer or a sex predator, I’d be gloating and telling jokes.


2 posted on 12/08/2015 3:56:08 PM PST by Clintonfatigued (The barbarians are inside because there are no gaits)
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To: Islander7

Oops!


3 posted on 12/08/2015 3:56:27 PM PST by doc1019 (Out of my mind ... back in 5)
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To: Islander7
... he was such a good boy!/s
4 posted on 12/08/2015 3:57:13 PM PST by Ken522
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To: Islander7

Was his name Amos Moses?


5 posted on 12/08/2015 3:57:35 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet (TED CRUZ. You can help: https://donate.tedcruz.org/c/FBTX0095/)
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To: Islander7

He was turning his life around.


6 posted on 12/08/2015 3:58:01 PM PST by fieldmarshaldj (Resist We Much)
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To: Islander7

there is no entrance exam to a life of crime.


7 posted on 12/08/2015 3:58:01 PM PST by muir_redwoods (Freedom isn't free, liberty isn't liberal and you'll never find anything Right on the Left)
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To: Clintonfatigued

NOM NOM NOM ?


8 posted on 12/08/2015 3:58:31 PM PST by butlerweave
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To: Islander7
Again?

These burglars are dumb not to learn from the mistakes of others.

9 posted on 12/08/2015 3:58:46 PM PST by Paladin2 (my non-desktop devices are no longer allowed to try to fix speling and punctuation, nor my gran-mah.)
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To: Islander7

Stupid kid.


10 posted on 12/08/2015 3:59:46 PM PST by laplata ( Liberals/Progressives have diseased minds.)
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To: Islander7
Now that's taking a bite out of crime.

With an assist!


11 posted on 12/08/2015 3:59:50 PM PST by DoughtyOne (I support President Pre-elect Donald J. Trump. Karl Rove, the GOPe, and Leftist's worst nightmare.)
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To: Islander7

An honest living is a terrible thing to avoid.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYZ3T9IZDLk


12 posted on 12/08/2015 4:00:02 PM PST by soycd
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To: Islander7

Caught redhanded


13 posted on 12/08/2015 4:00:28 PM PST by Raycpa
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To: Islander7

Doh!


14 posted on 12/08/2015 4:00:56 PM PST by mass55th (Courage is being scared to death - but saddling up anyway...John Wayne)
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To: Islander7

Darn, he wasn’t even good to the last bite.


15 posted on 12/08/2015 4:00:57 PM PST by DoughtyOne (I support President Pre-elect Donald J. Trump. Karl Rove, the GOPe, and Leftist's worst nightmare.)
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To: Islander7

Gator Rater: The meat was okay. Stringy, a little bit tough
and would have been much better after some time in a Croc-Pot.


16 posted on 12/08/2015 4:03:03 PM PST by lee martell
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To: Islander7

Ah. White meat.


17 posted on 12/08/2015 4:04:36 PM PST by Publius ("Who is John Galt?" by Billthedrill and Publius now available at Amazon.)
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To: dfwgator

Where were you?


18 posted on 12/08/2015 4:06:24 PM PST by Larry Lucido
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To: Islander7

#GatorAppeiteMatters


19 posted on 12/08/2015 4:07:45 PM PST by COBOL2Java (I'll vote for Jeb when Terri Schiavo endorses him.)
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To: DoughtyOne

I’ll wager that gator hide is worth more than what he and his fellow burglar ripped off in a week, they should have taken up poaching. :)


20 posted on 12/08/2015 4:09:01 PM PST by jazusamo (0bama to go 'full-Mussolini' after elections: Mark Levin....and the turkey has.)
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