Bear Breaks Into Connecticut Home, Heads Straight for the Refrigerator and Steals Frozen Lasagna

Even bears crave an Italian feast every now and then!

On Wednesday, a black bear broke into a home in Barkhamsted, Connecticut, wandering around the house and finding a tray of frozen lasagna.

Footage of the break-in was captured by homeowner Helena Richardson’s Ring security camera and shows the bear entering the home for 35 minutes, breaking through a screen door, reaching the kitchen and escaping through the kitchen window.

In the video, the bear is first seen in the hall of the house, and at the end it turns left towards the kitchen, where the animal headed towards the refrigerator.

As soon as the marked black bear reached the refrigerator, the animal stood on its hind legs, opened the freezer drawer and imperceptibly grabbed the frozen lasagna with its mouth.

After the food was secured, the bear left the freezer drawer open and stopped at the top of the freezer door to reach the open window. Eventually, the bear managed to escape through the open kitchen window and jump onto the outside terrace, while walking with the lasagna in tow.

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When the wild animal entered the residence in Connecticut, no one was around. However, the homeowner, Richardson, told CBS 58 that she saw the bear wandering around her house after her Ring bell alerted her at work.

“I knew that no one should be at home at that time. So I checked and it was a bear,” said the homeowner. “You can see him going from room to room, as comfortable as I am in my own house.”

“It’s very hard to believe,” Richardson added. “My mom made me lasagna, I left it in the freezer and the bear just, you know, took it.”

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The Barkhamsted bear joined 70 other bears that have broken into homes in Connecticut this year, according to the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.

DEEP also warned residents earlier this year to be aware of habituated bears, also known as bears that have lost their natural fear of humans. Habitual bears were exposed to human food and garbage, as well as bird and dog food, which eventually led them to break into homes.

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According to reports, bears are said to have an extremely strong sense of smell. The National Park Service estimates that a black bear’s sense of smell is about seven times stronger than that of a bloodhound.

DEEP recommends that Connecticut residents “should never feed bears, intentionally or accidentally; remove bird feeders and bird food from late March to November; storing garbage in secure, hermetically sealed containers inside a garage or other closed storage area; keep grills clean; do not leave pet food outdoors or feed pets outside; supervise pets at all times when they are outside; avoid putting meat scraps or sweet foods, such as fruit and fruit peels, in compost piles; and don’t go near the bears.”

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Additionally, if you see a bear, report the incident to the DEEP Wildlife Division at 860-424-3011.

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