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Black bear goes food shopping on roof of mall

SCRANTON - A black bear is headed back to the woods after it had to be removed from the roof of a mall. The 400-pound male bear apparently climbed onto the roof of Viewmont Mall after searching for food in a trash bin early Friday.

SCRANTON - A black bear is headed back to the woods after it had to be removed from the roof of a mall. The 400-pound male bear apparently climbed onto the roof of Viewmont Mall after searching for food in a trash bin early Friday.

Scranton police say they responded to a report of the bear's going through the trash around 2:15 a.m. When they put a spotlight on it, the bear climbed up a fence to the roof and started roaming around atop the mall.

Pennsylvania Game Commission officers climbed onto the roof and tranquilized the bear. It was lowered to the ground by a forklift.

Officials planned to release the bear onto state game lands in Monroe County. - AP