NewsMarch 23, 2017
Student cited for taking baby gators into taxi
AUGUSTA, Maine -- A college student is in trouble for taking his five baby pet alligators inside a taxicab. The pet reptiles began crawling around the cab Tuesday after a box tipped over. University of Maine at Augusta student Yifan Sun, 20, of China received a summons because alligators are not allowed to be kept in Maine. Sun told police he kept the alligators as pets and was taking them with him to visit someone in Waterville...
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AUGUSTA, Maine -- A college student is in trouble for taking his five baby pet alligators inside a taxicab. The pet reptiles began crawling around the cab Tuesday after a box tipped over. University of Maine at Augusta student Yifan Sun, 20, of China received a summons because alligators are not allowed to be kept in Maine. Sun told police he kept the alligators as pets and was taking them with him to visit someone in Waterville.
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