A BEAR SCARE ON ALBUQUERQUE’S WEST SIDE THIS MORNING. DAN WILLIAMS IS WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF GAME AND FISH SAYS THEIR OFFICERS TRANKED A 2 YEAR OLD MALE BEAR AT THE DESERT GREENS GOLF COURSE. THAT’S IN THE AREA OF GOLF COURSE AND IRVING.
WILLIAMS SAYS THE OFFICERS CAUGHT UP WITH THE BEAR AROUND 11AM AFTER A FOUR HOUR CHASE. STUDENTS AT SEVERAL WESTSIDE SCHOOLS WERE KEPT INSIDE AS A PRECAUTION WHILE THE BEAR WAS ON THE RUN. WILLIAMS SAYS THE BEAR WAS COOLED-DOWN AND RELEASED IN THE WILD.
