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Aspen police harassing bears with paint ball gun
Posted: 09.19.2012 at 5:40 PM
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ASPEN, COLO. (AP) -- Aspen police are using a paint ball gun to convince bears it's time to get out of town or else.

Police used the non-lethal weapon on Monday go get one bruin off Main Street. The paint ball contained pepper spray.

The animal was seen fleeing town around 1:15 a.m., hobbling north down Mill Street.

According to the Aspen Daily News, police are also using other hazing tactics, including bean bags shot from a shotgun and air horns.

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Information from: Aspen Daily News 

(Copyright ©2012 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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