Bad news bears break into local home, vehicle
By Rossland Telegraph
On Friday, Oct. 25, at 6:45 a.m., a frontline Trail and Greater District RCMP officer received a report about an attempted break-in to a vehicle in the 100 block of Haig Street in Warfield according to RCMP Sgt. Mike Wicentowich.
He said the officer attended the scene and noticed bear paw prints all over the vehicle. The owner believed that there may have been a food attractant left inside overnight.
In order to reduce human-wildlife conflict, please lock your vehicle and remove all possible bear attractants from your vehicles and property,
Wicentowich said.
Later that day, at 10:54 p.m., frontline Trail and Greater District RCMP officers responded to a report of a bear that had broken into a residence in the 200 block of Rossland Avenue in Trail, Wicentowich continued. The occupants had called police and locked themselves into room after the bear entered their residence.
He said officers located the well-fed bear and scared it off the property.
The bear was fat and likely ready for hibernation. Until this time arrives, please make sure your vehicle and residence are secure, and clean up all potential food sources,
said Wicentowich Trail RCMP has spoken to the BC Conservation Officer Service and we hope to see a bigger presence of human-wildlife conflict reduction programs operating in the area soon.
More information on how to participate in a Bear Smart Community, please visit the BC Bear Smart Community Program website.
