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May 28, 2008

Update: Bear reports, bear trap but no bear / Photo

Journal photo / Bill Murphy
DEM Environmental Police Officer John R. Gingerella secures the bear trap, as as he prepares to leave the area of Narragansett where a black bear has been spotted. No bear emerged this morning, however, and officers gave up their search for the day.

Last night and this morning, the state Department of Environmental Management has gotten several calls reporting bear sitings between Narragansett and North Kingstown -- all off Route 1A -- after a black bear's roamings and rummagings in South County made headlines.

Steven H. Hall, chief of the DEM's law enforcement division, said he is not sure of the accuracy of all the sitings and whether it is the same bear.

Hall said none of his environmental police officers has seen the bear this morning, but DEM officers and residents did see a bear in Narragansett last night. In one instance, a bear crossed Route 1A from west to east and, in another, a bear was seen in the parking lot of an apartment building.

This morning, Narragansett police and DEM officials were in the parking area of Twin Willows, off Boston Neck Road, with a bear trap on hand, in case the bear was spotted.

Read more about the sitings of the black bear earlier this week.

-- With reports from Journal staff writer Arline A. Fleming

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