Shelton police asked residents to take precautions after several residents reported black bear sightings Wednesday.
In a prepared statement, Detective Christopher Nugent said residents of Sinsabaugh Heights, Cynthia Lane, Country Walk condominiums, and Blacks Hill Road called police “throughout the morning and early afternoon” reporting seeing a black bear.
“Upon arrival to the dispatched areas the bear had already left the area,” Nugent said. “Residents should always take certain precautions, in order to lessen the degree of black bear activity occurring within their neighborhoods; such as: securing trash containers and placing them curbside as close to pick-up time as possible, washing or spraying trash containers with a disinfectant in order to eliminate food odors, removing bird feeders, and if household pets are fed outdoors, removing the bowls and food soon after feeding.”
A flier from DEEP about bears is posted below.
