Police in South Shore town remind residents of coyote safety tips after close encounter

South Shore residents are being asked to be on guard after a coyote followed a dog walker Monday morning.

The person was walking their dog on Leavitt Street, Kress Farm & Popes Lane in Hingham, according to police.

“It was not sick but it appears to have interacted with humans. After consulting with Environmental Police, Mass Fish & Game and the New England Wildlife Center, they scared it back into the woods,” Hingham police wrote on Facebook…

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