Cops detained – and rescued – a monster 10-foot alligator they nicknamed Pepe the Gator sunbathing on a busy road in North ...

Pepe the Gator was caught loitering off the pavement in Jacksonville, with witnesses saying he was ignoring the "no loitering ...

North Carolina officials wrangled a giant gator dubbed "Pepe" off the roadside and jokingly "cited" him before relocating him ...

ONSLOW COUNTY, N.C.– A 10-foot alligator was caught by sheriff's deputies and "detained" for loitering in eastern North ...

The 10-foot reptile, now named Pepe the Gator, was also playfully cited with Public Loitering with Intent to Sunbathe, and ...

Police detained a "prehistoric perp" after finding him loitering in the middle of the street - a 400-pound, 10-foot-long ...

Deputies in Onslow County had an unusual encounter on Wednesday, May 28, 2025, when they found themselves dealing with a ...

Deputies in North Carolina, with the assistance of officers from the NC Wildlife Resources Commission, apprehended a rather ...

The Onslow County Sheriff’s Office in North Carolina said the alligator was caught along Old 30 Road on Wednesday.

"Pepe the Gator," weighing almost 400 pounds ... The state is the "northern extent of the alligator's range and they generally become less common as you move from south to north along the NC ...