UPDATE: Black Bear Put Down

UPDATE: Black Bear Put Down

Update: The black bear found roaming in Geddes Thursday was put down Friday afternoon, according to the DEC. Officials say the bear, who had been nicknamed "Trouble" was captured two previous times, and would have continued to cause problems. Click the video link for Jon Dougherty's full report.

From Thursday:

Onondaga County 911 says the bear, which had climbed a tree, is now captured. It never traveled far from Stanley Drive, where it was spotted this morning.

Zoo Officials used a tranquilizer gun and the bear was safely removed from the tree. He will be released back into the wild. FROM EARLIER:

GEDDES, N.Y. (AP) - Authorities in an upstate New York suburb are on the look-out for a wandering black bear seen running through local neighborhoods. Several local schools decided to cancel recess and outdoor gym glasses after two local residents called authorities early Thursday to report seeing the 6-foot bear in Geddes, a western suburb of Syracuse. Department of Environmental Conservation officers estimate the bear is one to two years old after finding its tracks in the backyard of a Geddes residence. DEC Officer Rick Head says the bear is likely migrating north. Head says it will move on if left alone. He says black bears are only dangerous if they are cornered.

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