Bear breaks into California home, rummages through kitchen while couple sleeps, video shows

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Tuesday, March 17, 2026
Bear breaks into Claremont home while couple sleeps, video shows

CLAREMONT, Calif. -- Homeowners in Claremont, California awoke to the sound of a bear inside their home.

The bear broke into the home on Thursday morning while the homeowners were sleeping, slipping inside through a vent that had accidentally been left open.

Security video from inside the home shows the bear rummaging through nuts and dried fruit in the kitchen. The bear eventually found its way back outside through the vent.

When Anju Kapoor and her husband woke up, they were shocked to see what had happened on their surveillance camera.

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Kapoor says the incident was more fascinating than frightening.

"I don't know why I was not scared. I don't know this. I said my scare part of the brain is not well developed or something," Kapoor said. "No, I wasn't scared. It didn't taint me because I didn't see it inside my house. It's very interesting that it was in my kitchen. It was more interesting than scary."

Thankfully, the bear skipped the fridge and the homeowners and didn't leave much of a mess behind.

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