CRESTLINE, Calif., July 24 (Inland Empire News Online) — A black bear pushed open the front door of the Crestline Village Water District office in the San Bernardino Mountains on Wednesday afternoon, then spent a few minutes inside before calmly leaving, according to district surveillance video.
The bear entered the office at about 12:15 p.m., stayed in the lobby area for about two minutes, then moved into the main office briefly before heading back outside, the video showed. Employees said no customers were in the office at the time, and no one was hurt.
District staff said the bear did not damage the building, though they later found nose prints on the doors and around the office. The bear was seen leaving and going back toward the woods.
The incident happened at the Crestline Village Water District in Crestline, in San Bernardino County’s mountain communities, an area where bears are sometimes seen moving through neighborhoods and businesses.
