The Anchorage Police Department told the public to avoid using Tasers in bear attacks unless there is an immediate risk to one’s life or property, The Anchorage Daily News reported Tuesday.

Police issued the statement Monday following the July 22 actions of Lt. Dave Parker, who used a personal Taser C2 on a black bear who got into a fish fryer near his house.

Following the shock treatment, the bear “went inverted, with feet in the air, growling and crying at the same time, flailing with his feet,” Parker told the paper a day after the incident. “He actually rolled off the porch.”

The incident was met with polarizing reactions, and police told the Daily News that Parker’s action should not be considered an acceptable way of scaring a problem bear and was an “unnecessary risk” under the circumstances.