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A bear walked into a garage at Taste by Spellbound in Avon, Connecticut last week and helped itself to 60 cupcakes, leaving workers in a panicked frenzy.
Miriam Stephens, the owner of the bakery, reported that the bear entered the garage while workers were loading cakes into a van for delivery.
CUPCAKE THIEF🧁: A hungry black bear barged into the garage of a Connecticut bakery, scared several employees and helped itself to 60 cupcakes before ambling away. https://t.co/tua7y3tk9l pic.twitter.com/FsajqiUC8L
— ABC News (@ABC) May 28, 2023
A video showed the bear dragging a container of cupcakes into the parking lot.
A worker eventually honked a car horn, and the bear left soon after.
This is the moment a black bear broke into a Connecticut bakery before devouring 60 cupcakes! #bear #cupcakes #US #connecticut pic.twitter.com/KFW9k8r0p0
— On Demand News (@ODN) May 31, 2023
While no one was hurt during the incident, it highlights the increase in black bear-human interactions in Connecticut, where there are between 1,000 and 1,200 black bears living in the state.
In 2022 alone, there were 67 reports of bears entering homes, up from 45 in 2020.
Bear charges bakery worker, then binges on 60 cupcakes https://t.co/J47euvsU9K pic.twitter.com/T6UOS590HJ
— The News-Herald (@NewsHeraldMI) May 28, 2023
Black bear takes 60 cupcakes from US bakery, scaring staff…..and eats them too pic.twitter.com/ewsvfRE9YB
— roberto fantechi (@gibbione) May 27, 2023
