State Department of Fish and Game officials fired two rounds of bean bags at a bear over the weekend after it made its way down from Deukmejian Wilderness Park.
Glendale police and animal control officers responded to the 3400 block of Markridge Road in La Crescenta at about 8 p.m. Saturday after residents reported that the bear was sifting through trash cans and meandering through front yards, Sgt. Tom Lorenz told the Glendale News-Press.
After officials fired two rounds of bean bags at the bear, it fled into a nearby wash.
"They fire rounds just to scare them and get the bear's attention and not welcome it in the area," Lorenz said.
Around midnight, Glendale police officers received reports that the bear had returned to the neighborhood, but as of Sunday morning, Lorenz said, there were no sightings.
Officials also issued a public-safety alert and stressed the importance of not leaving pet food outside overnight and securing trash cans to make residential properties less inviting for enterprising wildlife.
"We've got to make sure we don't provide [the bear] with the opportunity to stay in our neighborhood," Lorenz said.
Should the bear keep returning to the neighborhood, Lorenz said, officials with the Department of Fish and Game will trap and relocate it.
Earlier this month, a black bear frightened residents of La Crescenta's Briggs Terrace neighborhood. It was also digging through trash cans in search of a snack.
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