“We want to alert residents in the Mason/Greenville Rd area about a large (approx. 400 lb) black bear that has recently been spotted multiple times in the neighborhood,” the police department posted. “The most recent sighting was yesterday (Sunday) around 5:30 PM while people were outside grilling.

Police in a northern Massachusetts town are warning residents to be on high alert after multiple black bear sightings.

Scout's owner, Kayla Kleine told Storyful the bear, who visits the yard regularly, had earlier helped himself to her 3-year-old dog's breakfast.