Crews chase bear in Ohio neighborhood

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Posted: 09/04/2012

Crews are trying to track down a bear in an Ohio neighborhood Tuesday.
 
Crowds and police surrounded an area in Bedford Heights Tuesday morning where a black bear that was first spotted Monday night was found in a tree.
 
The bear was seen coming down from the tree just after 11 a.m. Arizona time. The bear then jumped up into another tree.
 
The bear escaped from that tree and crews were chasing it as of early Tuesday afternoon.
 
See below to watch videos of the bear's escape and of the bear being sprayed with water
 
Ohio Department of Natural Resources said the bear was in the bushes near the highway.
 
 

The black bear was first seen in the area of Columbus Road between Perkins Road and Kimberly Drive Monday evening. Police said the bear moved into a wooded area and they decided to leave it alone.

Earlier, the Bedford Police Department said a black bear was last seen by a driver in the area of Northfield and Solon Roads. Officers said the bear was spotted earlier in the day near the cities of Oakwood and Walton Hills and appeared to be traveling north.

Police are asking any residents who spot the bear to leave it alone, do not make an attempt to approach it and contact authorities immediately.

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