Large bear takes up residence underneath home

California KCAL KCBS An Altadena homeowner says that he s been living with an unwanted guest for the better part of a week after a large bear took up residence in the crawlspace underneath his home The massive bear has been caught on camera several times as it comes and goes from the small hole underneath Ken Johnson s house starting on Monday last week Other videos show the bear walking around the property as well as the first time the animal gained entry to the crawlspace easily ripping away a small screen before squeezing inside I noticed that the camera manifested the bear coming out in the middle of the night Johnson explained But the batteries died so it never presented where it went So I didn t know if it went to the backyard the front yard or it was still under there He says that when he went to the side yard to replace the batteries on the camera the bear growled at him from the crawlspace I was just terrified shaking he announced That s when I called the sheriff Los Angeles County Sheriff s Department representatives informed Johnson to call the California Department of Fish Wildlife which he did on Friday They reported him that he would have to wait until Monday for a response from their personnel due to the Thanksgiving holiday weekend