UPDATE: Black Bear Found in Brookline Tree, Trucked Away

The black bear who was first spot in Medfield ended up in Brookline.

[Update 5: Twitter reports that the bear has been loaded into a truck and transported from the scene. 10:10 a.m.]

[Update 4: According to Eileen Curran on Twitter, the bear is a young, 200 lb black bear, who has been tranquilized and is awaiting a truck to take him "out west." He is okay after falling out of the tree. 9:58 a.m.]

[Update 3: Brookline Police have requested twelve 30-pound bags of ice from to Pine Road.

Twitter has also responded to the incident with a @BrooklineBear account:

I'll let you know where I'm staying when this is all over so you can send me cards (and salmon)

9:51 a.m.]

[Update 2: Twitter reports indicate that Police have tranquilized the bear. 9:33 a.m.]

[Update: Police are closing down Hammond Street around the bear to cut down on traffic. 9:25 a.m.]

After following reports of a black bear through the storm last night, Brookline Police have tracked it to a tree on Pine Road. 

Environmental Police are on scene with bucket trucks and a front end loader in to get the bear down from the tree, according to @TheBelloBlotter on Twitter.

The @BrooklineMAPD Twitter account posted the following this morning: 

Black bear black bear what do you see? . I see .Brookline police looking at me. pic.twitter.com/BI5f9yXL

Patch will update as we have more.