ASPEN, Colo.—State wildlife officials are asking police and sheriff’s deputies in Aspen to help them kill aggressive bears.
The Colorado Division of Wildlife says it has only one officer in Aspen and can’t handle every complaint about dangerous bears.
Spokesman Randy Hampton says the agency wants Aspen police and Pitkin County deputies to shoot and kill bears that break through locked doors or pose a threat to humans.
Aspen police and sheriff Bob Braudis say they’re looking at creating a policy on how to kill aggressive bears. Braudis says he wants to target only bears that could eventually cause harm.
So far this summer, the DOW has killed four bears in Aspen, including one that is believed to have broken into a home and attacked a woman last week.
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Information from: The Aspen Times,
