A bear is wandering through a residential area Wednesday morning north of Los Angeles with officers in squad cars and a helicopter on its tail.
The bear has been climbing fences and roaming through residences' back yards in Sun Valley (map), about 20 miles north of downtown Los Angeles.
The black bear surprised two horses as it emerged from one backyard, then walked through another corral with three horses a few blocks away. The bear scaled a fence around the second corral and walked along the top of it until leaping back to the ground and trotting under a tree.
Police in squad cars were following the bear, which was first spotted along Clybourn Avenue at about 6:30 a.m. Officers appear to have the bear cornered under trees along Wentworth Street.
The bear appeared to have a tracking tag on its ear, indicating that wildlife officials might have come into contact with the bear.
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