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UPDATE: Police Find and Secure Man Roaming in Area of Upper Ponus Sunday Night

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Update 12:30 p.m. Monday

The first call about this man came in at 6:48 p.m. Sunday, according to police, when a Ponus Ridge woman said she saw the man in her backyard and spoke with him briefly. Based on that interaction, the resident said the man appeared to be suicidal and possibly under the influence of drugs. She then phoned police to say the man had disappeared into the woods off of Ponus Ridge in the area of Four Winds Lane, according to a police report. New Canaan Police deployed K-9 unit Apollo and were assisted by Stamford and Pound Ridge, N.Y. police, as well as Connecticut State Police, who brought a bloodhound, according to the report. The man was located at about 2:15 a.m. at Stamford Hospital Emergency Room.

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Officials: Black Bear Seen in Eastern New Canaan Late Friday

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New Canaan Police are urging some residents on the eastern side of town to keep their dogs inside and remove birdfeeders after a black bear sighting Friday night. According to an email from the town and automated voicemail message sent from Director of Emergency Management Mike Handler (sign up here for alerts), residents in the areas of Deer Park, Thayer Pond, Valley Road and all roads in between additionally should put garbage cans inside a garage or shed, and “add ammonia to trash to make it unpalatable.”

“Clean and store grills away after use,” Handler said in a message that went out at about 1 p.m. Saturday. “Do not allow dogs outside without a leash (especially if they start barking in the early hours of the morning,” he said. “Pet doors should be closed for the evenings.”

Anna Diamantis of Thayer Pond Road said that around 8 p.m. Friday, her son spotted the bear from the family’s kitchen window. It crossed the yard, paused to sniff a plant and tree, and then crossed into a neighbor’s yard, she said.