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COLORADO SPRINGS — A black bear that ventured into downtown Colorado Springs on Friday afternoon was captured when it tried to hide in a city-owned parking garage.

State wildlife officers tracked the animal down with the help of Colorado Springs police. The bear was tranquilized in the municipal parking garage at South Nevada and East Colorado avenues about 1:50 p.m.

Witnesses called police after the bear interrupted the course of business on a busy stretch of East Pikes Peak Avenue, a few blocks from the central business district. The Gazette

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