Please don't drunkenly chase the bears, Massachusetts police urge

NORTH ADAMS — Police say a city man believed he was protecting neighborhood children when he chased a bear into the woods with a dull hatchet near his home on Monday.

Bradford Carpenter, 60, of Park Avenue, apparently had a bit too much to drink before spotting the bear and giving chase, police said. He was placed in protective custody and released Tuesday morning.

Police received a call about 7:45 p.m. reporting that a bear was headed into the woods near Sullivan School and "people are following in." Carpenter was captured a short time later. He has not been charged.

He apparently was unsuccessful in catching the bear.....

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