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The bear was first spotted in a residential area of Monrovia, California, ABC News Los Angeles station KABC reported.

A bear has been spotted wandering through a residential neighborhood in Monrovia, California. https://t.co/QETbOm1jOE pic.twitter.com/NuDeL8Ebyq

— ABC News (@ABC) February 21, 2020

Multiple local news outlets and wildlife officials arrived to the scene along with some cautious, but curious, onlookers.

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PHOTO: In this still taken from video footage, a bear is shown walking around a neighborhood in Monrovia, Calif.
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The bear has been seen from overhead helicopter camera wandering the front, side and backyards of homes on Hillcrest Boulevard starting at around 5:30 a.m. local time.

WATCH #LIVE: A bear has been spotted wandering along residential streets in a Monrovia neighborhood. https://t.co/2QbsLdVPFv https://t.co/FmryimDU3g

— ABC7 Eyewitness News (@ABC7) February 21, 2020

At one point around 6:50 a.m. local time, the bear was seen from an overhead vantage point as it walked right up to an iron driveway gate where a homeowner's dog was barking and standing on the opposite side.

The animals did not make physical contact, and after the bear turned around and walked to the next house, the dog retreated to the backyard.

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At least one vehicle came dangerously close to the bear in the middle of a street, when it drove past the animal in the pre-dawn darkness, KABC said.

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PHOTO: In this still taken from video footage, a bear is shown walking around a neighborhood in Monrovia, Calif.
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There was a bear spotted in the same neighborhood on Thursday, but it's unclear if it is the same animal.

Large bear roaming neighborhood in Monrovia. https://t.co/0FxwHX6HZg https://t.co/v5JOHamMau

— Marc Cota-Robles (@abc7marccr) February 21, 2020

This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.

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