[But after Quinn's brief outing on the lake Saturday evening with Hahn and the Gatorland crew, city officials pulled the plug on the plan.] We have to protect ourselves and the people of Los Angeles. We can't have anybody jump in there with a Bowie knife, ... It's nothing against T-Bone. I want him to feel part of the world again, and we appreciate his offer.

We're in California here, not in the bayou. We don't want any harm coming to Reggie. We want to capture him and move on.

We have to protect ourselves and the people of Los Angeles. We can't have anybody jump in there with a Bowie knife. It's nothing against T-Bone. I want him to feel part of the world again, and we appreciate his offer.

To the best of my knowledge and all the reports I have received this morning, it was a hoax, ... I called the zoo to verify, and the gator is not there. I called the rangers, the city council office and my staff at the lake. There was no capture.

To the best of my knowledge and all the reports I have received this morning, it was a hoax. I called the zoo to verify and the gator is not there.