US SIGHTINGS: Union City police search for mountain lion near Alameda Creek

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UNION CITY, Calif. — 

Police in Union City searched for a mountain lion that was reportedly seen by a creek Saturday afternoon.

Officers had searched a trail by Alameda Creek behind Carr Way after a resident spotted the lion around 1:30 p.m., Union City police Sgt. Shansab said.

When officers arrived to the scene, two other residents were walking in the area and said they also saw the big cat, Shansab said.

Officers searched for the animal without success and cleared the scene about an hour later, according to police.

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