Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor SIERRA MADRE - A bear has been tranquilized after injuring a dog and its owner after defending its cub from what police described as a dog attack. The incident unfolded around 1:44 p.m. in the 500 block of Hermosa Avenue. The resident’s dog spotted a bear cub and began attacking it in a rear yard. The cub’s mother then arrived to defend her cub, according to Interim Chief Jim Hunt of the Sierra Madre Police Department. “The mother bear came and started attacking the dog. The homeowner ran out there and kicked the bear. The bear scratched the calves of the homeowner and bit him in the back of a knee, Hunt said.
The resident, described as a man in his 50s, and his dog will both survive their wounds, Hunt said. The mother bear was tranquilized by the California Department of Fish & Wildlife. The bear cub remains perched in a tree in the 500 block of Auburn Avenue, Hunt said. Email Newsletter! | Advertise! | Donate! Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor SIERRA MADRE - A transient living in the foothills told police he was attacked by a bear late Tuesday night. The transient, who is reported to be in his 80s, was wounded after being attacked in the Chantry Flats area of the San Gabriel Mountains. The transient walked down to neighborhoods along Arno Drive to ask for help, according to Sgt. Charles Kamchamnan. The transient’s wounds are not considered serious and the transient refused hospitalization, Kamchamnan said.
Police were called to the 1200 block of Arno Drive around 11:24 p.m. April 23 after a resident called on a suspicious person ringing the doorbell. The man was going from door to door to get help, Kamchamnan said. The transient was bleeding from the face and sustained an injury to his left arm. The bear is estimated to be 200 to 300 pounds, Kamchamnan said. The transient was treated at the scene and released by Sierra Madre firefighters. The bear was reportedly seen heading eastbound on Arno Drive from Santa Anita Avenue. The California Department of Fish & Wildlife was called to the scene. |
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