Chico Police Joke About Bear Alert Mishap After Notification Reaches Much of City

Chico Police Joke About Bear Alert Mishap After Notification Reaches Much of City

Chico police are promising to be less “dramatic” the next time a bear wanders into a neighborhood after an emergency alert about a young bear drew attention across the city and sparked a flood of reactions online. In a Monday social media post following the incident, the Chico Police Department acknowledged that the bear at the center of the alert was “just a baby” and joked that residents tend to “lose their dang minds when a bear’s involved.” …