Overview

• Security camera footage shows the cat entering through an open front door around 1 p.m. Saturday in La Verne’s Rancho La Verne neighborhood.
• After spotting resident Jeff Tenney, the animal crashed through a back screen, splashed into the pool and punctured a float before escaping.
• No injuries were reported, and the family’s 13-year-old dog slept through the brief encounter.
• The family alerted La Verne police and tried to reach the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, with no confirmed public follow-up specific to this incident.
• Officials advise not to run, to appear large, to keep children close and to report sightings, noting most encounters do not signal an imminent threat.