Punta Gorda Police Department creates task force to help veterans in crisis
Published: January 7, 2021 6:02 PM EST
Updated: January 14, 2021 4:16 PM EST
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A new program at the Punta Gorda Police Department is hoping to assist veterans in crisis.
The Veteran Crisis Assistance Task Force is staffed by five veterans on the police force, all from different military branches. They’re trained to help veterans and active military members who are in crisis.
“It would be great if you had a veteran to speak to these individuals in crisis who could understand the culture, what they’ve been through,” said Punta Gorda police Officer Brandon Meddaugh, the team leader for the task force and an Air Force veteran. “It could be something as helping a veteran find shelter, food, a service dog.”
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A Florida woman who spotted what she initially thought to be a large alligator in her back yard was shocked to find out it was actually a rare crocodile.
Mona Vieregg, 70, said the reptile had been spotted a few times in recent days by neighbors, but it was only when the animal exited the water to sun itself on Vieregg s floating dock that it was identified as an American crocodile.
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Large crocodile spotted in Florida woman s back yard
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An American crocodile was spotted sunning itself on the floating dock in a Florida woman s back yard. Experts said the species, native to the southern tip of Florida, is rarely seen as far north as the Punta Gorda area. Photo courtesy of the Punta Gorda Police Department
Dec. 18 (UPI) A Florida woman who spotted what she initially thought to be a large alligator in her back yard was shocked to find out it was actually a rare crocodile.
Mona Vieregg, 70, said the reptile had been spotted a few times in recent days by neighbors, but it was only when the animal exited the water to sun itself on Vieregg s floating dock that it was identified as an American crocodile.
Rare, 70-year-old crocodile found sunbathing outside Florida home
Reptile can’t be relocated without federal permission
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An American crocodile was found sunbathing outside a Punta Gorda home. (Punta Gorda Police Department)
PUNTA GORDA, Fla. – A rare American crocodile that’s believed to be around 70 years old was recently found catching some rays while lounging on a Florida woman’s floating dock, according to The Daily Sun.
The newspaper reports that Mona Vieregg initially thought it was a large alligator lurking in the canal behind her Punta Gorda home and it wasn’t until the reptile emerged from the water that she realized it was actually a 10-15 foot croc, which she decided to name George.