Placer County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a call of a black bear trapped in a car in Colfax last Monday night and the incident was caught on camera. Deputies put a non-lethal round through the windows of the car so the bear could escape but the animal did some serious damage during the 30 minutes it was trapped. A friendly reminder not to leave any food items in your vehicle if you live in bear country. Bears have ultra-powerful noses that can detect the smallest morsel of food and are strong enough to rip a cardoor from its hinges. Consider yourself warned.
“I mean, he really pillaged and destroyed the inside of this rig we’ve had for 12 years that my wife loved. I still love it. Still not getting rid of it. And it’s just something to be aware of that this can happen anywhere.”