Lion sighted in Milwaukee, police close streets in area
By REUTERS
Police closed off streets near a park in north Milwaukee on Saturday night after reports of a "lion-like animal," which came days after people said they had a seen a lion prowling city streets.Milwaukee police and the Department of Natural Resources responded to the area, at 30th and Fairmont streets, for what a police statement called "a confirmed sighting of a lion-like animal."The animal was not located, it added, but police would maintain a presence throughout the night. Local residents reported earlier on Saturday they had seen a lion and her cub in a creek in the park."I ... said 'Let's go see it in person'," said Tracie Jackson, 53, an off-duty Milwaukee police officer who drove from her home about five minutes away.About 15 people gathered by the park, where the streets were closed off by police tape, hoping for a sighting.
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