… Who Is Reggie … Who Is Reggie … His name appeared in headlines from Long Beach to London. A decent chunk of L.A.'s budget — $180,000 — went to Reggie-related … men who admitted to releasing the animal into the lake after he outgrew enclosures at their homes. They gave the police some useful intel: They'd named the gator Reggie to support the renegade reptile . Reggie was loaded into an animal control … Times) It was August, and the coldblooded animal's energy was at its peak. When Reggie came to a chain-link fence more than 4 feet tall — one that “alligators really shouldn't be able to get over,” Recchio said — he started climbing. Zoo staff …