I asked the zoo keeper and he said it is a polar bear. I said it is serious. I picked up my pace. Curtis others headed to the exits or they were not allowed in. We are told barrett got out of her exhibit area and made her way to a hallway tunnel behind the exhibit. She was never loose in the zoo. You never want to have a large dangerous polar bear somewhere it should not be. In any danger. As a precaution, we our guests into the buildings safe. And so we were really aware of the situation. Curtis the zoo remained closed for about two and a half hours. Will have a very big ongoing debriefing situation. We make sure that is secure in the future. The important part is we do not let their escape and no people were in danger. Curtis the zoo thought it was only the one bear. Just before we went on the air they sent us a release saying that the male companion followed barrett into that area. Both were tranquilized. Both are doing fine tonight. Mike it is not the first incident involving a pol
Mark a 17yearold who is described as a runaway is in custody after his mother saw him in a picture online with a gun. I m mark hayes. Lisa i m lisa cooney. His mother said it looked like he was near bridgetown middle school. Dan griffin is near that school with more on what we know. Dan good afternoon. Green Township Police are trying to iron out all the details. To School Officials in the oak hills district are telling us there was never a threat made. They did have police here this morning just to add calm to the fears. Is expelled from oak hills high has not been in contact with his she is saw a picture of him loading what appeared to be a facebook on bridgetwon campus. She believed it to be stolen. The police on the 17yearold last night without any kind of outstanding warrants, including obstructing justice, runaway, and theft. They found a shotgunstyle bb gun connected to him in some way at a different location after that. They say that one thing parents should know is that there