The elusive black bear that has been roaming around the Tri-State has resurfaced in Oakley.Watch this storyWitnesses said they saw the bear in a creek bed in the 4300 block of Madison Road as well as the parking lot of the Crossroads Church."It looked like a large dog, a large black dog crossing the parking lot and the way he was moving I said that's not a dog; thats that bear," witness John Ott said.The quickly developing retail corridor in Oakley has many drainage streams and creek beds nestled in between woods and hills, and even overpass tunnels that could resemble caves to a bear, officials said.While urban wildlife sightings are common, for now people and a bear remain startled and on the lookout."I'm trying to walk my dog and get back in. You never know what's going to come out of the wood," witness Sonya Linton said.Officers said they are taking a hands-off approach, contacting the Ohio Department of Natural Resources to let them know where it is, as they have been all along.

The elusive black bear that has been roaming around the Tri-State has resurfaced in Oakley.

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Witnesses said they saw the bear in a creek bed in the 4300 block of Madison Road as well as the parking lot of the Crossroads Church.

"It looked like a large dog, a large black dog crossing the parking lot and the way he was moving I said that's not a dog; thats that bear," witness John Ott said.

The quickly developing retail corridor in Oakley has many drainage streams and creek beds nestled in between woods and hills, and even overpass tunnels that could resemble caves to a bear, officials said.

While urban wildlife sightings are common, for now people and a bear remain startled and on the lookout.

"I'm trying to walk my dog and get back in. You never know what's going to come out of the wood," witness Sonya Linton said.

Officers said they are taking a hands-off approach, contacting the Ohio Department of Natural Resources to let them know where it is, as they have been all along.