Alligator sighting reported at D.W. Field Park in Brockton

By Maria Papadopoulos
Enterprise Staff Writer
Posted May 31, 2010 @ 08:16 AM
Last update May 31, 2010 @ 10:05 PM
BROCKTON —

A report that an alligator was spotted in D.W. Field Park on Saturday brought state environmental agents to the park off Oak Street over the weekend.

Environmental police came to the park on Saturday and Sunday looking for the alligator, but did not find one, said Catherine Williams, a spokesman for the state Department of Energy and Environmental Affairs.

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Anyone who sees an alligator at the park is asked to call Brockton police at 508-941-0200 and the state environmental police at 800-632-8075. Williams urged residents not to approach the animal.

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In July 2005, environmental officials pulled a 20-pound, 41/2-foot alligator from Waldo Pond at D.W. Field Park after a city resident spotted the animal from the shoreline. A second, smaller, alligator was spotted at the pond but never found. It was last seen on Aug. 9, 2005.

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