Bear reported escaping barn near chicken coop

Heard on: Benton AR Law Dispatch Group Calls

01:23

This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

00:00

Madison County told me something in regards to a bear that they passed along to you guys.

00:07

Did you get a bear call from Madison County?

00:12

Sir, the shift I'm on started at 02:00 .

00:16

We haven't directly received a call during that time.

00:19

I'd have to go back and look.

00:20

If there was a call for service, then I would know.

00:23

Otherwise, I wouldn't know.

00:26

Came for, I was told that it came in around 01:00 .

00:35

That's all I was.

00:39

Any of the information that I told you sounded like it was pertinent to the call you heard about.

00:50

This actually shows as an address of (number withheld) Highway 295.

00:58

Yeah, ten four.

01:02

That address might be different than what I was just told, but it sounds just like what I was told in regards to the chicken coop.

01:12

They locked the barn and then unlocked it once they realized the bear had escaped and gotten out.

01:19

That's about the only information I'm aware of.

7/22/2026 01:24 PM

Animal Complaint

AR-295, Elkins, AR 72727

Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatchers discuss a possible bear incident reportedly relayed from Madison County. The report involves a bear that may have escaped from a locked barn or chicken coop near Highway 295.