Auburn Police Chase Bear Spotted Near Mass Pike

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AUBURN (CBS) – Police in Auburn have spent Monday morning chasing a black bear around town.

Chief Andrew Sluckis tweeted photos of the bear, seen on Bryn Mawr Avenue.

Chasing this guy around all morning with the Help of the EPO's he was last seen on Bryn Mawr Ave. Please take in any bird feeders. ⁦@AuburnMAPolice⁩ ⁦@MassStatePolice⁩ #wildlife pic.twitter.com/GiOmsneqpM
— ChiefAndrewSluckis (Ret) (@ChiefSluckis) July 1, 2019

Environmental police said the bear was spotted near the Mass Pike at about 7 a.m. Officers found the bear near the entrance to the turnpike at about 9:30 a.m. and "attempted to haze it out of the area."

Sluckis said later Monday afternoon that the bear had been tranquilized and moved to a wooded area.

He is asking the public to take in any bird feeders so as not to attract bears.