Overview

• A bear nicknamed Fuzzy entered the Ice Cream Shop at Camp Richardson around 4 a.m. and was found behind the counter sampling multiple tubs.
• Deputies from the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office startled the animal, which exited through the front door and was shooed back into the forest.
• The bear appeared to favor strawberry, with tubs left overturned and half‑eaten, according to authorities.
• The shop reported little property damage, discarded contaminated ice cream, completed a deep cleaning, and reopened later that day.
• Authorities note frequent human–bear encounters in the Tahoe Basin, citing nearly 650 bear‑related calls in two years and advising the public not to feed bears and to secure food and trash.