# Alligator casually strolls into bagel shop, terrorizing employees: ‘Never in a million years’

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/alligator-casually-strolls-into-bagel-shop-terrorizing-employees-never-in-a-million-years/
- Published: 2026-11-04T04:41:37+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-06T05:10:52+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Post (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://nypost.com/2026/11/03/us-news/alligator-casually-strolls-into-bagel-shop-terrorizing-employees/
- Topics: World

## Key points

- A three-foot alligator wandered into a North Carolina bagel shop.
- It entered through a back door left open.
- Police and animal services removed it safely.

## Summary

A three-foot alligator entered Bagel Dock Express in Southport, North Carolina, after coming through a back door left open. The unexpected visitor startled the shop’s owner and employees, turning an ordinary day at the bagel shop into an unusual wildlife encounter.

Surveillance footage showed the alligator moving from the stock room through the kitchen and behind the counter. Owner Jesse Driscoll called 911, and Southport police and Animal Protective Services safely removed it; no injuries were reported. Driscoll said he had been distracted by the installation of a new oven.

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