Overview

• The bear entered Zoe Cadman’s Monrovia home on Valley View Avenue overnight through a broken screen door while the homeowner slept.
• Security cameras show the animal roaming for about 20 minutes, opening the refrigerator and consuming ice cream and pizza before departing.
• A visible tracking collar suggests wildlife authorities have monitored this habituated bear after previous break-ins in the neighborhood.
• Neighbors report the same black bear has repeatedly invaded nearby homes, highlighting growing human-wildlife conflicts in foothill communities.
• California Department of Fish and Wildlife urges residents to adopt BearWise practices such as securing garbage, removing outdoor food sources, locking all entry points.