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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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To: jazusamo

Why not, the alligator did...


21 posted on 12/08/2015 4:09:56 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: mass55th

Doh!


Didja know D’oh didn’t originate with Homer Simpson,
although the widespread use of it did get D’oh finally
into the dictionary?

No, D’oh began in the UK on a radio show during WWII called ITMA. ITMA stood for It’s That Man Again, in reference to Hitler. One of the radio characters, on a plan of hers being foiled, would walk away saying, “D’oh!”

http://www.bbc.co.uk/liverpool/localhistory/journey/stars/tommy_handley/itma.shtml


22 posted on 12/08/2015 4:11:43 PM PST by sparklite2 (Islam = all bathwater, no baby.)
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To: Islander7

Gator was just having a midnight snack.


23 posted on 12/08/2015 4:11:47 PM PST by SWAMPSNIPER (The Second Amendment, a Matter of Fact, Not A Matter of Opinion)
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To: Islander7

The thing about death by gator is that you know exactly what is happening and what has got you. Pretty chilling. God help him.


24 posted on 12/08/2015 4:12:19 PM PST by TalBlack (Evil doesn't have a day job...)
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To: butlerweave

He was trying to steal expensive stuff
to show that he had good taste. But,
sorry Charlie. Alligators don’t want
burglars with good taste. They want
burglars that TASTE GOOD!


25 posted on 12/08/2015 4:14:09 PM PST by sparklite2 (Islam = all bathwater, no baby.)
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To: Islander7

Gator deserved a Nobel Prize, it did a lot more good than Obama ever will.


26 posted on 12/08/2015 4:18:09 PM PST by SWAMPSNIPER (The Second Amendment, a Matter of Fact, Not A Matter of Opinion)
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To: Islander7

Amazingly horrible last few minutes on earth.


27 posted on 12/08/2015 4:20:42 PM PST by samtheman (I will build a great, great wall on our southern border... - DT)
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To: Clintonfatigued

I wonder if he was a Florida native or if he was sent down here to live with his grandparents/relatives ?

Not a good way to die.

But at least some innocent citizen wasn’t forced to shoot him to defend them self against him.


28 posted on 12/08/2015 4:23:00 PM PST by sarasmom (TRUMP-Because there is no option to vote NONE OF THE ABOVE for the rest of them!)
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To: DoughtyOne
take a bite out of crime - the big bowl of soup

Click on the links below to find out more of what is happening at our ...


29 posted on 12/08/2015 4:34:35 PM PST by ETL (Ted Cruz 2016!! -- For a better, safer America)
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To: Islander7
"Riggins body was found in the lake 10 days later. As deputies tried to pull his body from the water, they encountered the aggressive 3.4 metre-long alligator.

After the alligator was euthanized by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, forensic investigators found the burglary suspect's hand and foot inside the reptile's stomach, officials said.

It was determined that Riggins drowned as a result of the attack by the alligator.

'He hid in the wrong place,' Laura Farris, a Barefoot Bay resident told Bay News 9."

http://www.news.com.au/world/suspected-burglar-hiding-from-police-near-a-lake-taken-by-alligator/news-story/c916a94aee047b6cfa1a0af3fb2c7c03

30 posted on 12/08/2015 4:35:47 PM PST by ETL (Ted Cruz 2016!! -- For a better, safer America)
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To: Islander7

Alligator Helps St. Lucie Cops Take Bite Out of Crime

By Space Coast Daily
May 18, 2014

Alleged car theft suspect, Calvin Rodriguez, was arrested this week in Port St. Lucie thanks in part to an alligator.

The Port St. Lucie Police Department got an unexpected assist from a Port St. Lucie reptile resident last week as police apprehended suspected car thief Calvin Rodriguez.

Suspect hit alligator crossing the road

PORT ST. LUCIE, FLORIDA - The Port St. Lucie Police Department got an unexpected assist from a Port St. Lucie reptile resident last week as police apprehended suspected car thief Calvin Rodriguez.

"It's pretty unimaginable that police officers would be at that point in time looking for these suspects and that an alligator unfortunately just happens to cross the road and assist us in catching these criminals," said Det. Keith Boham.

According to the police report, Rodriguez is responsible for stealing at least five cars which were parked in area supermarket parking lots.

The police also said, Rodriguez was using 'shaved keys' which could open car doors and start Acura and Honda vehicles.

Rodriguez is facing five counts of Grand Theft Auto. The alligators condition is unknown at this time.

http://spacecoastdaily.com/2014/05/alligator-helps-st-lucie-cops-take-bite-out-of-crime/

31 posted on 12/08/2015 4:37:06 PM PST by ETL (Ted Cruz 2016!! -- For a better, safer America)
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To: Islander7

Mm!Mm! The other white meat!


32 posted on 12/08/2015 4:37:34 PM PST by Ruy Dias de Bivar
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To: Ken522
... he was such a good boy!/s

I guess the gator thought he was good... enough to eat.

33 posted on 12/08/2015 4:37:38 PM PST by Flick Lives (One should not attend even the end of the world without a good breakfast. -- Heinlein)
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To: Islander7

A definite Darwin Award player.


34 posted on 12/08/2015 4:40:01 PM PST by Don Corleone ("Oil the gun..eat the cannoli. Take it to the Mattress.")
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To: Islander7

Now, Amos Moses was a Cajun
He lived by his self in the swamp
He hunted alligator for livin’
He just knocked ‘em in the head with a stump

Louisiana law gonna get you Amos
It ain’t legal huntin’ alligators down in the swamp boy
Now, everybody blamed his old man
For makin’ him mean as a snake

When Amos Moses was a boy
His daddy’d use him for alligator bait
Tie a rope around his neck and throw him in the swamp
Alligator bait in the Louisiana bayou

Jerry Reed - Amos Moses


35 posted on 12/08/2015 4:41:12 PM PST by ETL (Ted Cruz 2016!! -- For a better, safer America)
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To: ETL

Now, Amos Moses was a Cajun
He lived by his self in the swamp
He hunted alligator for livin’
He just knocked ‘em in the head with a stump

Louisiana law gonna get you Amos
It ain’t legal huntin’ alligators down in the swamp boy
Now, everybody blamed his old man
For makin’ him mean as a snake

When Amos Moses was a boy
His daddy’d use him for alligator bait
Tie a rope around his neck and throw him in the swamp
Alligator bait in the Louisiana bayou

Jerry Reed - Amos Moses


36 posted on 12/08/2015 4:42:50 PM PST by ETL (Ted Cruz 2016!! -- For a better, safer America)
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To: ETL

Pogo? Is that you?

= :^)


37 posted on 12/08/2015 4:45:16 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

HaHa! Amos Moses he wasn’t.


38 posted on 12/08/2015 4:46:10 PM PST by Mastador1 (I'll take a bad dog over a good politician any day!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Dang it, late again!


39 posted on 12/08/2015 4:46:50 PM PST by Mastador1 (I'll take a bad dog over a good politician any day!)
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To: Islander7

Now that’s a story with a happy ending.


40 posted on 12/08/2015 4:49:55 PM PST by fso301
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