The Aberdeen Township and Holmdel Township Police Departments were made aware this morning around 6:30 AM of a possible bear sighting near the intersection of Van Brackle Road/Line Road.

Officers from both agencies searched the area with negative results. Upon speaking with the New Jersey Fish and Wildlife they believe that the bear will move on from Aberdeen Township soon. If you see the bear, please call (877) 927-6337. If you have bear questions call (908) 735-6938. Fish and Wildlife will not respond to remove the bear from our location unless it gets into a fixed position such as a tree or an enclosure.

There is also a website for bear questions:

https://nj.gov/dep/fgw/bears/index.html. They advised that as long as it has avenues of escape they will not come to remove the bear. We will continue to monitor this situation and as always please call the Aberdeen Township Police Department if it is an emergency.