Police Kill Three-Legged Bear - Believed to be Dangerous - in Westover
By Connect-Bridgeport Staff on July 17, 2019 via Connect-Bridgeport.com
According to Westover Police Chief Richard Panico, the Westover Police Department has been tracking a three-legged-black bear since Sunday afternoon.
The first call came in on Sunday around noon and sightings continued on through Monday. During this time officers began tracking and attempting to trap the bear.
Chief Panico says on Tuesday morning the bear found its way into a resident's backyard.
The resident let his dog out and it approached the bear. As the dog approached the bear the bear stood on its back legs. The dog's owner ran outside and scared the bear off.
When police arrived on scene they say they saw the bear was at the edge of the woods and believed that is had become comfortable with its surroundings.
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