Uniformed officers from Midland Park, Ridgewood and Waldwick chased the furry forager through area yards.
The bear played in trash, sunbathed on the grass, then hustled his tuchus up a tree behind a home on Evergreen Street around lunchtime.
Right behind was intrepid photographer Boyd Loving.
Several bears have been spotted this month in other Bergen towns -- among them, Northvale, Mahwah, Teaneck and Englewood.
Boyd A. Loving contributed to this story.
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