Cop kills bear in suburban Westchester, horrifying neighbors as state questions story: ‘Moaning and groaning’

Source: New York Post

They couldn’t bear it. A jumpy suburban Westchester County cop shot a black bear roaming around a residential neighborhood — drawing outrage from horrified locals and wildlife experts who said the lost animal didn’t need to die. Harrison Police Department officials tried to tamp down the furor with a Facebook post contending they couldn’t get tranquilizers or trapping help, so they made the difficult decision to “humanely euthanize the bear in the interest of public safety.