Student busted for taking baby gators into taxi

Augusta, Maine: A student at a University of Maine campus 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. Cab driver Frank Folsom said he helped round the reptiles, each longer than a foot. The Kennebec Journal reports that 20-year-old University of Maine at Augusta student Yifan Sun from China received a summons because alligators are not allowed to be kept in Maine. The Augusta Police Department says he’s charged with importing or possessing wildlife without a permit. Sun told police he kept the alligators as pets and was taking them with him to visit someone in Waterville. —