Connecticut Mayor Wages Courageous One-Man Twitter War Against Not-Quite-Rampaging Bear
Bear on the loose in Danbury, Conn.? Not on Mayor Mark Boughton's watch.
It began around 8 a.m. this morning...
We have a very large bear stuck in a tree behind the Bishop Curtis Homes. - seriously. #Danbury
MayorMark
@MayorMark
We have a very large bear stuck in a tree behind the Bishop Curtis Homes. - seriously. #Danbury
So did the puns...
Please "bear" with us as we work on the situation. Danbury Fire Dept. is on scene. #bear #Danbury
MayorMark
@MayorMark
Please "bear" with us as we work on the situation. Danbury Fire Dept. is on scene. #bear #Danbury
A BEAR had found its way in to one of the several bajillion trees in tranquil Connecticut! Danbury Mayor Mark Boughton is determined to keep his community abreast of the situation.
Here's our boy. About 250lbs. #bear #Danbury
MayorMark
@MayorMark
Here's our boy. About 250lbs. #bear #Danbury
I think he's eating. #bear #Danbury
MayorMark
@MayorMark
I think he's eating. #bear #Danbury
As tactful as he is brave, Mayor Boughton sends a quick reminder to the animal that the people of Danbury and the bear all want the same peaceful ending to this.
Free the bear. Free the bear. #Danbury #Bear
MayorMark
@MayorMark
Free the bear. Free the bear. #Danbury #Bear
Another shot from Danbeary. Our bear. #Danbury #bear
MayorMark
@MayorMark
Another shot from Danbeary. Our bear. #Danbury #bear
The media arrives. Tension builds. Hearts pound. #NOTMAKINGITUP
TV News Helicopters have arrived overhead. #savethebear #notmakingitup
MayorMark
@MayorMark
TV News Helicopters have arrived overhead. #savethebear #notmakingitup
A bear still up a tree at the corner of Wooster and Main Street Danbury have PD and DEEP officials at bay.
Alan Chaniewski
@NewsEyeFoxCt
A bear still up a tree at the corner of Wooster and Main Street Danbury have PD and DEEP officials at bay.
And then the situation escalates...
Tranquilizer gun has now arrived. We're in a standoff of biblical proportions. Bear versus DEEP. #savethebear
MayorMark
@MayorMark
Tranquilizer gun has now arrived. We're in a standoff of biblical proportions. Bear versus DEEP. #savethebear
DEEP is loading up tranquilizer gun. It's on like donkey kong. #savethebear
MayorMark
@MayorMark
DEEP is loading up tranquilizer gun. It's on like donkey kong. #savethebear
The net. DEEP vs. The Bear. #Danbury #savethebear
MayorMark
@MayorMark
The net. DEEP vs. The Bear. #Danbury #savethebear
Bear is climbing down. This is not good. Gunshot by DEEP.
MayorMark
@MayorMark
Bear is climbing down. This is not good. Gunshot by DEEP.
We now have a stand off. Bear versus DEEP. #savethebear #Danbury
MayorMark
@MayorMark
We now have a stand off. Bear versus DEEP. #savethebear #Danbury
SHOTS!
Shots fired. Shots fired. #savethebear
MayorMark
@MayorMark
Shots fired. Shots fired. #savethebear
Trouble, he needs another shot of tranquilizer. Unbearable! #savethebear
MayorMark
@MayorMark
Trouble, he needs another shot of tranquilizer. Unbearable! #savethebear
MORE PUNS!
Bear with me folks. Waiting for the tranquilizer to work. #savethebear #Danbeary
MayorMark
@MayorMark
Bear with me folks. Waiting for the tranquilizer to work. #savethebear #Danbeary
And then, it's over. Boughton gets his mayoral pic with the bear.
.@MayorMark posing with the bear.
Libor Jany
@ljanyNT
.@MayorMark posing with the bear.
