By Mark Reynolds
SMITHFIELD, R.I. -- A bear destroyed a bird feeder on Waterview Drive early Saturday evening and then visited an area near the fire station on Log Road and an area off Mann School Road, authorities said Sunday.
The bear was seen by residents who telephoned police before darkness fell and the series of reported sightings came to an end, said Smithfield Police Sgt. Cory Carpenter.
The bear sightings, which took place within a two hour period, were reported to the Department of Environmental Management, Carpenter said.