{"id":745087,"date":"2026-07-05T19:07:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-05T19:07:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/745087\/"},"modified":"2026-07-05T19:07:11","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T19:07:11","slug":"black-bear-spotted-in-pepper-pike-police-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/745087\/","title":{"rendered":"Black bear spotted in Pepper Pike, police say"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">PEPPER PIKE, Ohio (WOIO) &#8211; The Pepper Pike Police Department shared on social media Sunday a black bear sighting in the city.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">According to police, the bear was sighted on camera on Lawton Lane. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">While black bears are typically shy and prefer to avoid people, the department said it encourages residents to remain aware and take simpler precautions. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Here are ways to keep yourself and wildlife safe if you spot a bear:<\/p>\n<p>Never approach, feed or attempt to photograph up closeGive plenty of spaceRemove food sourcesSecure trash cans bring pet food and bird feeders indoors when possible<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Police said black bears are a natural part of Ohio\u2019s wildlife and, in most cases, will continue on their way if left undisturbed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">If you observe a bear that poses an immediate threat to public safety, call 911. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">For non-emergency sightings, the department said to call at 216-831-1424, so it can help monitor activity and keep the community informed.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 WOIO. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"PEPPER PIKE, Ohio (WOIO) &#8211; The Pepper Pike Police Department shared on social media Sunday a black bear&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":745088,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[51],"tags":[16638,319934,319935,319933,96842,319936,319931,319932,319930,79,201],"class_list":["post-745087","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-wildlife","tag-black-bear","tag-black-bear-spotted","tag-black-bear-spotted-in-ohio","tag-black-bears-ohio","tag-ohio-department-of-natural-resources","tag-ohio-department-of-wildlife","tag-pepper-pike","tag-pepper-pike-ohio","tag-pepper-pike-police-departmen","tag-science","tag-wildlife"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/745087","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=745087"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/745087\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/745088"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=745087"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=745087"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=745087"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}