PARAMUS, N.J. (1010 WINS/AP)  -- Officials say a bear spotted near a Paramus school has been tranquilized and will be released.

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Larry Herrighty is assistant director of the Department of Environmental Protection's Division of Fish and Wildlife. He says the bear hid in a park. But once it came out, trained dogs were used to keep the bear from moving while biologists shot it with tranquilizer darts.

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The bear, a 345-pound male, was tagged and will be released in Ringwood State Park.

Capt. Christopher Brock of Paramus police says authorities had been chasing the bruin since 8 a.m., when it was spotted in a wooded area north of Paramus Catholic High School.

Principal Joseph Agostino says students were already in class by that time, but officials canceled all outdoor activities.

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