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A group of officers in Alabama apparently had their hands full while “arresting” a creature that crawled into a resident’s garage.

The Gulf Shores Police Department received an animal complaint from the homeowner, who discovered a large alligator sitting under his workbench, according to the department’s Facebook post, which was shared on April 17.

Officer William Phillips has been with the Gulf Shores Police Department for five years and has never received a call quite like this, he told Fox News Digital.

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Philips said he was thankful his background as a game warden with the Department of Conservation prepared him for the moment.

Five officers, including the team supervisor, arrived on the scene to capture the alligator.

Two community service officers were also part of the team and assisted with animal control, Phillips added.

One of the officers present was in training — …