Bear spotted in tree in Brookland neighborhood of Northeast Washington

A black bear was spotted Friday morning roaming the Brookland neighborhood of Northeast Washington. A photo posted on the Brookland Facebook group showed the bear lumbering in front of a parked vehicle. D.C. police later tweeted pictures of the bear high in a tree in the 1300 block of Franklin Street NE, a block north of Rhode Island Avenue. It appeared to the sleeping or lounging. Residents on Twitter tried to come up with a name, including “Franklin,” for the street. MPD is currently on the scene of a large...