MARCO ISLAND, Fla. — An officer with the Marco Island Police Department received an award for capturing a python.
On Friday, November 15, officers with the MIPD responded to a python on a boat docked at the Rose Marina.
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Officer Prigge was able to capture the slithery creature and released it to a local wildlife handler.
The officer received the ‘Caught in the Act’ award for his actions that day.