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A woman hugs a child at the spot where a wandering bear was captured in the Hansen Dam neighborhood on Monday.<\/p>\n
(Eric Thayer\/Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n
Police and Fish and Wildlife officers were at the scene Sunday, according to KTLA. They were there again Monday when the bear started acting up.<\/p>\n
Video of the chase broadcast on KTLA shows the bear running around the neighborhood as residents keep their distance and park rangers look for a shot. The bear was eventually hit with a dart and fell asleep on top of a cinder block wall dividing the two properties, its body stretched out on either side.<\/p>\n
“We captured the bear today, took his vitals, collared him, put ear tags on him,” CDFW spokesman Steve Gonzalez said Monday.<\/p>\n
Bear is 45 years old and weighs 275 pounds: a healthy weight, Gonzalez said. After being tagged and collared, the animal was released into the Angeles National Forest.<\/p>\n
“We call it a no harm, no foul bear,” Gonzalez said, because there were no reports of home vandalism or incidents with people. \u201cThis is a first-time offender.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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