Crime & Safety

Sweet Details Of Radnor Bear's Capture

Radnor bear fell for the honeypot. Literally.

With the Radnor bear finally trapped and relocated, residents can rest easy knowing their kids, pets, and property is safe yet again.

To make the good news even better, residents will love how officials lured the bear into the trap.

Pennsylvania Game Commission Wildlife Conservation Officer Justin Ritter and state Park Rangers played to the ursine creatures greatest weakness: honey.

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Ritter told The Delaware County Daily Times that officials used honey, donuts, and maple syrup to lure the bear into a humane trap in Ridley Creek State Park in Media.

The bear was later released into state game lands in Dauphin County, which according to Radnor Bear's parody Twitter account is a good thing.

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Deputy Wildlife Conservation Officer Bill Cosenza grabbed several videos of the bear being released. Watch below:

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