Bear Wanders into Providence

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Bears be warned — a getaway to the city might end with a ride in the prisoner transport van.

A black bear first spotted on Saturday night in Cranston made its way to Providence, in the early hours Sunday, before it was captured and released in the woods near the Connecticut state line.

The adventure (for the humans, anyway) started just before 9 p.m. whena woman called the Cranston Police Department to tell them there was a black bear in her backyard on Pontiac Avenue., said Maj. Todd Patalano.
“This isn't something we usually encounter,” he said.

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