UPDATED: TUESDAY, MAY 6, 11:25 p.m.
From the Mountain View Police Department:
#MountainView mountain lion...safe! Game wardens are no joke, @GoJeffGordon24. They did an outstanding job in sedating #MVpuma!
SEE NEW PHOTO ATTACHED TO STORY OF THE BIG, SEDATED KITTY, courtesy of MVPD on Twitter.
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UPDATED: TUESDAY, May 6, 9:10 p.m.
MOUNTAIN VIEW MOUNTAIN LION RECAP from the Mountain View Police Department at 9 p.m.:
Multi-reports of mountain lion near 200 block of Rengstorff initially came into our department.
We established a perimeter, cleared and locked down areas.
Mountain View officers along with outside agency assistance from Palo Alto Police Department, City of Los Altos Police Department, Sunnyvale DPS and more arrived to help out (thank you!).
The community has been great staying out of the area and sheltering in-place.
A community member alerted us to a non-profit that tags mountain lions. We contacted them, but unsure if it's one of theirs.
At this time, we believe we've located the mountain lion in the 2000 block of California Street and are working with the Game Warden on a safe and successful extraction plan.
Our primary objective is to ensure the safety of all of those nearby first, and we will do everything we can to extend that to the mountain lion.
Thank you for your patience!
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Tuesday, May 6, 6:50 p.m.
The Mountain View Police Department issued an alert for residents of a possible mountain lion sighting at 6:42 p.m. today -- Tuesday -- in the area of 245 S. Rengstorff Ave.
Police and other personnel are on-scene evacuating the park area and setting up a perimeter.
More information will be released, but officials advise people to not venture out at this time.
If you see the mountain lion, which reportedly has a radio-type collar around its neck, please call 9-1-1.
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