Hank the Tank, a 400-Pound Bear Behind Lake Tahoe Break-Ins, Is Captured

From a New York Times story by Lauren McCarthy headlined “Hank the Tank, a 400-Pound Bear Behind Lake Tahoe Break-Ins, Is Captured”:

One of the most prolific thieves in the South Lake Tahoe, Calif., area was “safely immobilized” by tranquilizer dart and apprehended, according to state officials: a 400-pound black bear that the public had come to know as Hank the Tank.

The captured bear was responsible for at least 21 DNA-confirmed home break-ins and extensive property damage in Tahoe Keys dating back to early 2022, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife said in a news release. The bear will be transported to an animal sanctuary in Colorado this week.