LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Lakeport Police Department issued a safety advisory for city residents Sunday evening after a bear and her cubs were spotted earlier in the day in a residential area.

Police said the bear and her two cubs were sighted at approximately 12:43 p.m. Sunday near the lake in the 1800 and 1900 block of S. Main Street.

Residents are advised to use caution when going outside in that area.

A mother bear can be aggressive when with cubs, according to the report.

If you sight a bear, do not approach it and do not run. Instead, make yourself as big as you can and make noise, then back away and get indoors, the advisory said.