{"id":660141,"date":"2026-05-23T08:47:14","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T08:47:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/660141\/"},"modified":"2026-05-23T08:47:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T08:47:14","slug":"please-use-caution-police-warn-of-bear-sighting-in-cookeville","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/660141\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Please use caution\u2019: Police warn of bear sighting in Cookeville"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">COOKEVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) &#8211; Police are asking residents to be cautious after a bear was spotted Friday morning in Cookeville. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Cookeville Police said the bear was seen near 10th Street and Washington Avenue.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cWildlife sightings can occur as bears travel through the area, and in many cases they move on without incident if left alone,\u201d the police department said. <\/p>\n<p><a class=\"link | text-reset d-block h-100 w-100\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsmv.com\/page\/our-apps\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_self\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"WSMV\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1779526034_434_WCZWEBRKNJC6BHZCWR4ZBCEHIA.png\" width=\"980\" height=\"245\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Police ask residents to use caution in the area and follow the safety tips below: <\/p>\n<p>Do not approach or attempt to feed the bearKeep pets on a leash and supervise them outdoorsSecure trash, pet food and other outdoor food sourcesIf you see the bear, give it plenty of space and move indoors if possibleReport any aggressive behavior or emergency situations to 911<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 WSMV. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"COOKEVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) &#8211; Police are asking residents to be cautious after a bear was spotted Friday morning&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":660142,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[51],"tags":[7438,19122,288980,3729,3,1583,79,22645,13686,201],"class_list":["post-660141","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-wildlife","tag-bear","tag-bears","tag-cookeville","tag-local","tag-news","tag-police","tag-science","tag-sighting","tag-tn","tag-wildlife"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/660141","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=660141"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/660141\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/660142"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=660141"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=660141"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=660141"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}