UPDATE: The large black bear seen sniffing around the College Park MARTA station Monday morning, days after it was spotted outside the Fulton County Jail, is on its way to northeast Georgia, according to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources.
ORIGINAL (June 1): An unusual visitor was poking around the Fulton County Jail early Friday morning.
Images taken around 2:20 a.m. show a black bear hanging out near the front entrance of the northwest Atlanta jail.
“No one knows where the animal came from,” spokeswoman Tracy Flanagan said in a statement. She said the bear “investigated trashcans, planters, and approached the front door before wandering away.”
The Georgia Department of Natural Resources was notified, and jail staff reportedly contacted residents in the nearby Howell Station neighborhood.
Jail officials say residents should “keep their children and pets close,” secure trash and call 911 if they see the bear. (Presumably to report the intruder for trespassing.)
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