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Suspects who dumped an alligator inside Florida Wawa wanted

A trapper was called to remove the 3-foot gator.
Since 1948, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission says there have been only about 400 unprovoked gator attacks in Florida.

LAKEWOOD RANCH, Fla. -- Florida authorities are searching for two suspects after an injured alligator was dumped in a Wawa store.

The Bradenton Herald quotes Manatee County Sheriff's Office spokesman Dave Bristow as saying the department was alerted to the alligator around 2:30 a.m. Friday.

Bristow says the department was told two people had dropped off a three-foot alligator at the Lakewood Ranch convenience store.

Deputies alerted the Fish and Wildlife Commission, which sent a trapper who removed the gator.

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