A Bear in Ardsley?

After receiving a report of a bear sighting on Cheshire Lane in Ardsley on Friday 9-28, Greenburgh Police are warning residents against leaving children and pets unattended and to avoid leaving food or garbage outside. Police, animal control officers and officers from the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation searched the area including the woods that border Boulder Ridge condominiums and found no signs of the bear and classified the incident as “not confirmed.” However they are assigning extra officers to patrol the area and advised anyone who sees a bear to refrain from approaching it and to contact the Greenburgh Police Department via 911. Additional information on encounters with bears can be accessed here: https://www.dec.ny.gov/animals/94710.html