Residents warned to stay indoors as black bear roams Barrie

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Police and natural resources personnel have combined to capture a black bear that was roaming a Barrie neighbourhood. The animal was hit with a tranquillizer gun injection about 10 a.m.and subsequently placed in a mobile bear cage for delivery to a more remote location.  The bear was first seen in an industrial area near Victoria and John streets early Friday morning but it kept moving and a short time later police said that they had it contained in a residential neighbourhood near Brock and Bradford Sts and were awaiting the arrival of Ministry of Natural Resources staff. Twitter posts are arriving fast and furious.