This New Yorker is getting his dander up over a reported mountain lion roaming Rochester. Curtis Jones said he has armed himself with a baseball bat after he spotted the big cat lurking around his block last week — and locked eyes with the beast as it slinked by and sent neighbors scattering.

ROCHESTER, New York (WABC) -- A witness is speaking out after a warning over a possible mountain lion sighting prompted a shelter-in-place order in Upstate New York. The elusive cat was reportedly spotted in Rochester on Wednesday sauntering down a street.

Rochester, N.Y. (WHAM) — It's the talk of the town on social media. Many local businesses, schools and organizations have used AI to poke fun at claims that a mountain lion has been spotted in the city.