Bear Aware: Bear spotted in Yonkers near Dunwoodie Golf Course

Yonkers police responded to the area in search for the bear, but it had retreated into the woods.

News 12 Staff

May 31, 2022, 9:35 AM

Updated 940 days ago

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A black bear continues to roam around a residential street in Yonkers.
Jan DeMarco, a resident on Fox Terrace first spotted a black bear in her neighbor's yard Sunday night.
Yonkers police responded to the area in search for the bear, but it had retreated into the woods.
DeMarco tells News 12 the bear seems like it is sticking around."
And you see it, exactly coming from the neighbor's yard, from the wooded area, coming around going in front of my car to the trash over there, bringing it back…and several trips to get food," says DeMarco. 
The street is located near the Dunwoodie Golf Course.
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