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MAP: Tracking The Black Bear

A map of bear sightings in the Gaithersburg area.

Montgomery County Police received the following calls for bear sightings in the Gaithersburg and Germantown areas:

  • 8:12 a.m. Tuesday, June 18 —The Emergency Communications Center received calls for a black bear in the area of Middlebrook Road and Frederick Road in Germantown. 
  • 7:15 a.m., Wednesday, June 19—the Communications Center received calls for a black bear in the area of Quince Orchard Road and Darnestown Road in Gaithersburg. 
  • 7:54 a.m. Thursday, June 20—The Communications Center received calls for a bear in the area of Twelve Oaks Drive and Clopper Road in Gaithersburg.
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