Bear breaks into Simsbury home, eats food while teen sleeps

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Bear breaks into Simsbury home, eats food while teen sleeps

The bear returned the following morning, prompting wildlife officials to set a trap in hopes of capturing the bold intruder.

By Amanda Pitts • Published September 22, 2025 • Updated on September 23, 2025 at 8:02 am

A Simsbury family had an unexpected and unwelcome houseguest on Sunday night when a bear broke into their home, rummaged through food and left only after being scared off by police.

The same bear returned the following morning, prompting wildlife officials to set a trap in hopes of capturing the bold intruder.

Michele Lemis said the family had never experienced anything like it in their 23 years on Chriswell Drive.

“He started at the front door of the house, came around … broke my entire screen door,” she said. “Whipped the air conditioner out of the window, climbed in and out through the window.”

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[Vogon_Glory]

1. Bears are known to return for second visits

At least the ones in Colorado often do after breaking in a first time and raiding the fridge and the pantry.

[3catwoman3]

2. "Only in Connecticut."

I don't think so.

[CTyankee]

3. Sometimes I am so glad I live in New Haven. The closest bear to us was reported on the Yale Golf Course a few blocks

from our house, but we used to walk on that beautiful golf course until Yale informed us we would have to buy a membership to walk there. We never bothered anybody and always paused when a golfer was setting up a tee.