A young black bear was spotted in Brockville’s north end Friday morning, vanished just as quickly as it appeared, then popped up again in the general area later Friday afternoon.

Brockville police received numerous reports about a young bear in the area of Peden Boulevard, Windsor Drive, Laurier Boulevard and Duke Street around 6 a.m. Friday.

The last spot the bear was located, for a few hours at least, was in the Dana Street/Windsor Drive area – relatively close to the Mac Johnson Wildlife Area – which led police to presume it was heading for the Back Pond.

“We have not received any further sightings…