Authorities were called to a home in Barkhamsted Thursday after a bear strolled right on in, according to officials from the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.
Officials said the bear pushed open the back door of the home on Center Hill Road, walked past the homeowner and a child into the kitchen, and started eating food from the refrigerator, pantry and countertops.
Connecticut State Police arrived as the bear was exiting the home. They saw the bear walking through the neighborhood, but then lost sight of it.
EnCon Police spotted a bear when they arrived, but the area is known for having a dense bear population, so they were unsure if the bear they spotted was the one that entered the home.
EnCon officers hazed the bear they had located with a bean bag round, but no further action was taken, DEEP said.
This is the third recent report of a bear breaking into a home. A bear was euthanized in Torrington after entering a home through a screen window last week, and a family in Salisbury reported a bear break-in earlier this week.
