 Google Maps. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor Mt. BALDY – A bear of unknown size entered a cabin in the early morning hours Thursday and fled before deputies arrived. A man alone in the cabin in the 20 block of Bear Drive called deputies around 2:45 a.m. October 8 after he heard the bear rummaging around, according to Lt. Ed MacKenzie of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s San Dimas Station. The man fled into a bedroom and locked himself inside, MacKenzie told SGV CityWatch.
MacKenzie wasn’t sure if anything at the cabin was damaged or not, nor did he know how the bear entered the cabin. Deputies told each other to keep their lights and sirens on as they arrived in an effort to frighten the bear away, but the bear was already gone, according to Los Angeles County Sheriff’s radio traffic. The man also reportedly witnessed a bear in a neighbor’s yard, but it was unclear if this was the same bear from the cabin, or another bear. The California Department of Fish & Wildlife was called to the scene, but were called off once deputies could not find the bear.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor MOUNTAINS - A man enjoying a hike Wednesday evening ran for his life after encountering an estimated 400-pound bear. The hiker encountered the bear about one half mile from the top of Wheeler Avenue along a fire access road that leads to Sunset Peak June 19. The bear reportedly chased the hiker, who fled into some bushes down a hillside. The hiker had a cellphone signal and was able to call 9-1-1, according to Sgt. Matt Bodell of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s San Dimas Station. Deputies were called around 6:30 p.m., Bodell said.
The man is a regular on the trails in the area and this is the first encounter he can recall, Bodell said. “The terrain up there is very hilly. He said when he lost sight of the bear, that’s when he left the roadway,” Bodell said. “He went into the bushes and waited it out.” The hiker was uninjured. Email Newsletter! | Advertise! | Donate!  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor REGION - The California Department of Fish & Wildlife will relocate the bear and cub involved in a confrontation June 10 after determining the mother bear was defending her offspring. The mother bear, referred to as a sow, was protecting her cub and not acting abnormally aggressive. The CDFW is in the process of releasing both the sow and cub back to suitable habitat near where they were captured, the CDFW announced Wednesday. The dog of a resident in the 500 block of Hermosa Avenue allegedly attacked the bear cub Monday in the resident’s yard, prompting the sow to defend her cub. The resident kicked the sow after it injured the dog. The resident was scratched and bit on his legs, according to Interim Sierra Madre Police Chief Jim Hunt. “CDFW biologists concluded the bear acted in defense of itself and its cub, which constitutes normal behavior,” the CDFW said. The resident and dog are recovering from their injuries.
Both the sow and cub were tranquilized and removed from the scene. A DNA analysis taken from the man and the sow helped confirm the captured bear was the same involved in the confrontation, the CDFW said. Scientists also confirmed the bear in the June 10 incident was not the same involved in an April 24 incident when an 84-year-old transient living in the Sierra Madre foothills was attacked. “CDFW reminds Californians that much of the state is bear country, even Los Angeles County, one of the most populated counties in the United States,” the CDFW said. To learn more on how to coexist with wildlife, visit KeepMeWild.org. Email Newsletter! | Advertise! | Donate! |
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