A bear was spotted running through the Tower Hill neighborhood of Lawrence Monday

A black bear was spotted running through a Lawrence neighborhood Monday. State Environmental Police said they were notified about the bear sighting on Hobson Street around 11:45 a.m. Several officers and the Environmental Police were called out to search for the animal, which was eventually found and tranquilized. They said the animal was about 1 year old and weighed about 110 pounds. Officials said the bear would be transported to a safe, forested location.

A black bear was spotted running through a Lawrence neighborhood Monday.

State Environmental Police said they were notified about the bear sighting on Hobson Street around 11:45 a.m.


Several officers and the Environmental Police were called out to search for the animal, which was eventually found and tranquilized. They said the animal was about 1 year old and weighed about 110 pounds.



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Bear hunt is on in Lawrence. Spotted about an hour ago. #wcvb #boston pic.twitter.com/wBwFD0J4Zs — Stanley Forman (@sjforman138) May 22, 2017

Officials said the bear would be transported to a safe, forested location.

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