Crime & Safety

UPDATE: 500-Pound Bear Seen In South Brunswick, East Brunswick Area

The bear has not been captured, but authorities suggest that people take precautions.

Police say eyewitnesses spotted a bear weighing more than 500 pounds in the South Brunswick and East Brunswick area, police said.

The bear has not been captured.

The bear was seen at several locations along border with Monroe and East Brunswick on Rt 535, near South Brunswick, according to the South Brunswick police's Twitter account.

The bear was last seen in Holy Cross Cemetery in East Brunswick.


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