Crews responded to Westfarms on the Farmington/West Hartford line on Friday afternoon for a bear in a tree.
The bear climbed a tree near the Macy's entrance and stayed up there for about 30 minutes.
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WATCH HEREPolice closed off the entrance while the bear was in the tree.
The bear eventually made its way down on its own and police and wildlife officers chased it through the parking lot. It eventually went back into some nearby woods, according to a Westfarms spokesperson.
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