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Young bear captured near Baldwin Park neighborhood

Friday, October 11, 2013
Left: A young bear climbs a chain-link fence at the Baldwin Park-West Covina border on Friday, Oct. 11, 2013. Right: The bear is driven back to the forest by Fish and Wildlife officials after it was tranquilized.

Left: A young bear climbs a chain-link fence at the Baldwin Park-West Covina border on Friday, Oct. 11, 2013. Right: The bear is driven back to the forest by Fish and Wildlife officials after it was tranquilized. (KABC Photo)

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BALDWIN PARK, Calif. (KABC) -- A young bear was captured near a Baldwin Park neighborhood Friday, but not before the animal created quite a stir.

The bear was found wandering near businesses at Puente Avenue and Ramona Boulevard around 6 a.m. Police advised nearby residents to stay in their homes.

California Fish and Wildlife officials eventually cornered the bear in a tree and tranquilized it. Officials transported the bear back to the Angeles National Forest.

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