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'Meatball' Bear Tranquilized and Returned to Wild, Again

A hefty black bear--known by his Twitter fans as 'Glen Bearian' or 'Meatball' for his late night snacks in Glendale--was caught and tranquilized for a second time.

A bear found on a repeat visit to garbage cans of Glendale was spotted snoozing in a in La Crescenta tree, then was tranquilized for a trip back into the wild, it was reported Sunday.

The bear, known by several nicknames including was spotted around 7 a.m. Sunday in a tree in the 3000 block of Foothill Boulevard, The Los Angeles Times reported.

Glendale police and California Department of Fish & Game personnel blocked the area off and evacuated residences nearby.

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The bear was roused from slumber when officials fired bean bag rounds at him then knocked out with four tranquilizer shots, The Times reported.

Around 11:45 a.m. Sunday a group of Fish & Game officers began moving the bear, who was apparently unconscious, to a safe area of the Angeles National Forest.

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The bear marked "R-210" with a yellow tag was .  

On Sunday, it took four tranquilizer darts from fish and game officials before the bear landed and fell asleep on the lawn of . 

A bear who climbed a tree in Duarte was tranquilized and relocated last week. .

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