Bear Blamed For Tahoe Home Break-Ins Killed

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Updated: 5:18 PM Jul 26, 2008 Bear Blamed For Tahoe Home Break-Ins Killed A bear blamed for a string of home break-ins at Lake Tahoe was fatally shot after confronting an officer late Friday night. Posted: 5:18 PM Jul 26, 2008

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TAHOE CITY, Calif. (AP) - A bear blamed for a string of home break-ins at Lake Tahoe was fatally shot after confronting an officer late Friday night.

El Dorado County sheriff's Sgt. Don Atkinson says a deputy shot the 350- to 400-pound male black bear as the animal exited a home south of Meeks Bay and moved toward him.

The bear died immediately.

The deputy, whose name wasn't released, initially responded Friday night to a residential burglar alarm set off by the bear in the same area on Tahoe's west shore.

Atkinson says the deputy, accompanied by a California State Parks law enforcement officer, checked other nearby homes and found the bear at a home with a smashed front door.

He says an investigation revealed the bear had ransacked other homes in the area over the past several months and caused significant property damage.

AP-NY-07-26-08 2006EDT

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Posted by: Patty Location: The Sierra's on Feb 27, 2010 at 05:38 PM

I think that all of the bear activist should have their homes broken into by a bear and then tell us how they feel. We've had three break ins and unsurmountable damage. The bear population is getting out of control and they are moving into populated areas across the United States. We need to bring back hunting licenses for Bear!

Posted by: george Location: reno on Jul 27, 2008 at 12:33 PM

Its too bad they don't treat human burglars the same way.

Posted by: judy Location: winnemucca on Jul 26, 2008 at 07:46 PM

So many times the animals are the ones to suffer because people want to be in their homes....

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