MORE ON THE HILTON BEAR: POLICE FOLLOWED FOR BLOCKS, THEN TRANQUILIZED

We told you this morning about a bear that was found in a tree near the Hilton Library.

Police revealed more details, and photos, of the incident that actually began at 2:58 a.m. when the first reports were phoned in of a black bear walking through yards on Burnett Avenue and Marion Terrace.

Police found the bear and monitored it as it approached a tree on the Hilton Library property and climbed up.

New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife was notified and responded by tranquilizing the bear and catching it in a safety net as it fell from the tree. The bear was then removed to an undisclosed wildlife location.