Bear gets stuck in locked car

Thursday, July 14, 2016

GOLDEN, Colo. -- It's a locked-room mystery with a twist. The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office received a call about a bear that got into a Subaru wagon without breaking any windows. The car's owner said the doors were closed. The bear became trapped in the car, leaving deputies to find a way to get it out. One deputy opened the hatch. The bear bounded out, leaving behind snout marks on a window, a shredded interior and questions about how it got into the vehicle.

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