This week, Avon residents on Johnson Road were buzzing with excitement (or maybe a little unease) after a neighbor reported what they thought was a bear prowling through the area.
A bear sighting isn’t something you shrug off lightly, especially in a town where wildlife encounters can feel like headline news. But hold the bear spray and put away the binoculars, because this story has taken a twist worthy of a woodland detective novel.
Enter Avon Police Deputy Chief Chris Bartolotta, our local hero with a knack for sniffing out the truth.
After some investigation (and perhaps a few chuckles) Bartolotta revealed that the so called bear was, in fact, a raccoon. Yes, you read that right—a raccoon!
It seems this masked bandit was either having an identity crisis or just really leaning into its role as nature’s ultimate trickster.
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