PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. —
- A Pinellas County Sheriff's Office deputy had his first encounter with an alligator.
- In the video, you can see the deputy tie a leash to the hissing gator and load it up into the back of his vehicle.
Watch video provided by the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office
Pinellas County deputy encounters first gator after move from northeast
- The deputy is originally from the Northeast and had never encountered a gator before.

HOA said yes, but the CDD says no: Sun City Center homeowners ordered to remove backyard fences
For years, homeowners in one Hillsborough County neighborhood had fences around their backyards — fences that were approved by their homeowners' association. But now, another organization with government powers says some of those fences are blocking drainage easements and have to go, at the owners' expense.
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