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Townsend police want residents to know that a 400-pound black bear<\/a> was spotted in one neighborhood on Sunday, and they should be on alert.<\/p>\n

The bear was spotted several times in the area of Mason and Greenville roads, with the last sighting reported while a group of people were grilling outside at around 5:30 p.m. on Sunday, the police department said in a statement<\/a> on Monday. <\/p>\n

For this week, police ask that people keep themselves, children and pets safe by removing all bird feeders, securing and storing trash and closing all doors, including garage doors.<\/p>\n

The bear is expected to move on to another area if it does not find food for a week, the department said, citing Massachusetts Environmental Police. <\/p>\n

Environmental Police advise that if the bear can\u2019t find food for a week, it should move on to another area.<\/p>\n

\u201cLet\u2019s work together to help encourage the bear to move along to a safer place!\u201d police said<\/p>\n

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