Police urge caution after bear sightings in Trumbull FacebookTwitterEmail A file photo of a bear seen in Hamden, Conn., in April 2021. In Trumbull on Friday, May 21, 2021, several residents reported a bear trying to get into garbage and bird feeders.Marci Petterson / Contributed TRUMBULL — After several reports Friday morning of a bear getting into garbage and bird feeders, police reminded residents to be aware of potential attractants for the animals and to take precautions. Police and animal control got several calls from residents in the areas of Barnswallow Drive, Scenic Hill Road and Deer Run Drive, police said. “A bear has recently been reported to go to doors of homes to try to get incident, and one incident was reported where a bear went on a deck while the resident was outside cooking,” police said.