{"id":928574,"date":"2026-07-11T20:47:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-11T20:47:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/928574\/"},"modified":"2026-07-11T20:47:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-11T20:47:12","slug":"jpd-issues-bolo-for-black-bear","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/928574\/","title":{"rendered":"JPD issues BOLO for Black bear"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">JACKSON, Tenn. (WBBJ) -The Jackson Police Department has issued a BOLO (Be on the Lookout) for a Black bear roaming the local area.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">According to JPD, the bear was last seen near Christmasville Road and Henderson Road.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Residents are urged to be alert and do not approach, attempt to feed or photograph the bear up close.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Anyone who spots the bear is urged to keep a safe distance and report sightings to JPD at (731) 425 -8400. Only call 911 in emergency situations (immediate threat to people or property.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/JacksonTnPolice\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/JacksonTnPolice\">Jackson Police Department<\/a> released the following information regarding the bear to Facebook.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">See that information below:<\/p>\n<p><b>BE ON THE LOOKOUT (BOLO)<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The Jackson Police Department is asking residents to be alert after a black bear was reported near Christmasville Road and Henderson Road.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"The following flyer was posted by the Jackson Police Department in Jackson, TN to warn...\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/U44BU4CAP5HW7MQJZ2G6UVERCY.jpg\" width=\"980\" height=\"534\" \/>The following flyer was posted by the Jackson Police Department in Jackson, TN to warn residents of a black bear sighted in the area.(City of Jackson Police Department | WBBJ STAFF)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">If you see the bear:<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">* Do not approach, feed, or attempt to photograph it up close.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">* Keep a safe distance and secure outdoor food sources.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">* Report sightings to the Jackson Police Department at (731) 425-8400.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">* Call 911 only if there is an immediate threat to people or property.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Please help us keep both our community and wildlife safe. <\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 WBBJ. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"JACKSON, Tenn. (WBBJ) -The Jackson Police Department has issued a BOLO (Be on the Lookout) for a Black&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":928575,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[27],"tags":[10808,374488,302454,159,67,132,68,837],"class_list":["post-928574","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-wildlife","tag-bear-sighting","tag-black-bear-jackson-tn","tag-black-bear-sighting","tag-science","tag-united-states","tag-unitedstates","tag-us","tag-wildlife"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/116903309820760557","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/928574","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=928574"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/928574\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/928575"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=928574"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=928574"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=928574"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}