Bethlehem police are warning residents to use caution Saturday after a bear sighting on the city’s west side.
A little after noon, the Bethlehem Police Department advised residents that a bear was reported in the area of Eighth Avenue near Prospect and Market streets.
“The Pennsylvania Game Commission has been notified and is en route to safely remove the animal from the area,” according to a post on the department’s Facebook page.
The post offers the following advice to residents:
*Use caution outdoors
*Keep children and pets inside
*Avoid approaching or attempting to follow the bear