Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe April 12 (UPI) -- Police in Florida said they were called to a home in the early hours Friday to remove an unwanted visitor -- an alligator on the screen porch. The Fort Myers Police Department said officers responded about 2 a.m. Friday to a report of an 8-foot alligator that had ripped through a lanai screen and settled in to relax on the back porch. Advertisement The department said officers assisted Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission personnel in capturing the reptile. Police shared a photo of Officers Hernandez, Beiner, Martins and King posing with the apprehended gator. Officials said the alligator would be relocated. Read More Florida couple find 9-foot alligator in their backyard pool Alligator surprises neighbors on Florida street Alligator weighing about 750 pounds removed from Florida parking lot